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Will Roman Abramovich sell Chelsea? Investors, including some from the US, 'are drawing up takeover offers to buy the £1.5BILLION-valued Blues' as they await clarity from the government on any future Russian sanctions

Investors interested in buying Chelsea are reportedly drawing up offers to purchase the club from Roman Abramovich.

The club's oligarch owner is believed to be close with Vladimir Putin and there have been calls for the billionaire to be sanctioned by the UK government following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson hit Russia with what he called the 'largest and most severe' package of sanctions on Thursday but Abramovich has so far escaped any such punishment.

Now Bloomberg report investors and private equity firms, including some from the United States, are on high alert if the £1.