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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich not interested in selling the club

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was denied a UK visa extension in May 2018
Image: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was denied a UK visa extension in May 2018

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is not interested in selling the club, Sky Sports News understands.

Abramovich's reluctance to sell the west London club comes after renewed newspaper speculation this week linking Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe with a takeover.

Ratcliffe refused to rule out the possibility of taking over the Premier League side earlier this week, saying "you never say no" when asked about his interest in the Blues.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chairman and chief executive of Ineos
Image: Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chairman and chief executive of Ineos, has been linked with a takeover

Sky Sports News understands that Abramovich, who bought Chelsea in 2003, has not spoken with Ratcliffe or any other potential buyers, and has no desire to do so.

Club director Marina Granovskaia currently oversees Chelsea's day-to-day football operations on Abramovich's behalf.

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Chelsea head coach Mauricio Sarri believes his side did enough to take a lead into the second leg of their Europa League semi-final, but was happy with the 1-1 draw in Frankfurt

The Russian has not attended a game at Stamford Bridge since having an application to renew his tier-1 investor visa rejected by the UK government last year, amid heightened political tensions with Russia.

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Ratcliffe attempted to add French football club Nice to his growing sports portfolio, a spokesperson for his petrochemicals company INEOS confirmed in April.

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