N’Golo Kante is first Chelsea player to break silence after Roman Abramovich puts club up for sale
CHELSEA star N’Golo Kante admitted he and his team-mates were ‘not prepared’ for Roman Abramovich’s shock departure statement. Abramovich has put the Blues up for sale following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and questions regarding his links with president Vladimir Putin, which he denies. The Russian has set the price upwards of £3billion and has appointed […]
CHELSEA star N’Golo Kante admitted he and his team-mates were ‘not prepared’ for Roman Abramovich’s shock departure statement.
Abramovich has put the Blues up for sale following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and questions regarding his links with president Vladimir Putin, which he denies.
The Russian has set the price upwards of £3billion and has appointed US bankers Raine Group to find a buyer with a reported deadline of March 15.
Kante became the first Chelsea player to speak out following Abramovich’s announcement.
The star midfielder insists the focus remains on the pitch as that is the only area the team can control.
The Frenchman told Sky Sports: “It’s something we were not prepared for, it came quickly.
“But the only thing we can do, because we don’t control these things, is to do the best that we have always done.
“Which means that playing football at the best [possible level], for us, for the club, for the fans and see how the things are going and it’s the only thing we can control.
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“It’s sad to see things like this [the invasion of Ukraine]. We can hope that it finishes as quickly as possible and in the best way.”
Abramovich looks set to receive his first official bid this week from an American-Swiss billionaire consortium of Todd Boehly and Hansjorg Wyss.
Boehly, who owns a stake in the LA Dodgers, and Wyss are expected to make an offer of around £2bn.
At least two other groups are weighing up a bid and Jim Ratcliffe, one of Britain’s richest men who is worth around £6bn, could lodge a proposal through his Ineos empire.
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