Roman Abramovich acquired the Turkish football club Göztepe, writes the local edition D-Smart Spor. According to him, all the details of the deal have been agreed, and it will be officially announced on Friday.
The representative of the Turkish football club “Göztepe” Talat Papatya refuted information that the team was acquired by Roman Abramovich.
papathia emphasizedthat the businessman did not approach or speak with anyone that he was ready to take over the management of the club. “That didn’t happen,” he added.
The deal was reported on April 5 by several Turkish media outlets. According to their information, the businessman and team representatives allegedly reached agreements in principle and should announce the purchase by the end of the week.
Göztepe, playing in the Turkish Super League, is based in the city of Izmir. In 1950, the team became the national champion.
Earlier, we recall, the UK imposed sanctions against Abramovich, under which London Chelsea. The club was given a special license to continue its activities.
At the same time, the London club found itself in a very difficult situation due to the sanctions against Abramovich: the team cannot sign new players, sell tickets for matches, it cannot even be sold without the permission of the authorities.
Spending on matches is limited. The sale of merchandise is prohibited. The football community in England is seriously concerned about the fate of the team that won the Champions League last season.
The media is wondering if the team will have cash reserves to continue to function and pay their players and staff. Meanwhile, three first-team players – Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rüdiger – have contracts expiring this summer.
There were rumors that Roman Abramovich allegedly made a decision sell Chelsea Football Club, and the Russian businessman, they say, intends to give the proceeds from the sale to help victims of the war in Ukraine. However, the oligarch did not mention this in his statement:
“I would like to address the media speculation over the past few days in connection with my ownership of Chelsea. As I said earlier, I have always made decisions in the best interests of the club. Therefore, in the current situation, I have decided to sell the club, because I think it’s in the best interests of the team.”
However, neither the sale nor the transfer of money to help Ukraine happened. Meanwhile, Roman Abramovich overtook his superyachts to Turkey and even took part in negotiations with Ukraine, where he was almost poisoned. However, according to the statements of the American intelligence services, these were “problems with the environment.” According to our publication, Erdogan gave refuge to Russian oligarchs, and the acquisition of football clubs is a traditional way to join the local business environment by investing in sports.
“I would like to address the media speculation over the past few days in connection with my ownership of Chelsea. As I said earlier, I have always made decisions in the best interests of the club. Therefore, in the current situation, I have decided to sell the club, because I think it’s in the best interests of the team.”
However, neither the sale nor the transfer of money to help Ukraine happened. Meanwhile, Roman Abramovich overtook his superyachts to Turkey and even took part in negotiations with Ukraine, where he was almost poisoned. However, according to the statements of the American intelligence services, these were “problems with the environment.” According to our publication, Erdogan gave refuge to Russian oligarchs, and the acquisition of football clubs is a traditional way to join the local business environment by investing in sports.
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