London (AFP), May 28 – Roman Abramovich said Saturday owning Chelsea had been the “honour of a lifetime” after the Premier League club said the sale to a consortium led by Todd Boehly, the co-owner of baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers, was expected to be completed by Monday. Chelsea were put on the market in early March, days before Abramovich was sanctioned by the British government following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I am pleased this search has now come to a successful conclusion,” Abramovich said in a statement after the British government and the Premier League approved the £4.25 billion ($5.3 billion) takeover. “It has been an honour of a lifetime to be a part of this club,” the 55-year-old Russian said in a statement. Since I came to Chelsea nearly twenty years ago, I have witnessed first-hand what this club can achieve.

Source: Daily Nation May 28, 2022 12:50 UTC