BarcelonaBarça’s sports planning for next year may be affected by the situation of Chelsea, which is closely linked to the war in Ukraine. The owner and chief executive officer of the blues, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has put the club up for sale because of his close ties to Vladimir Putin, but sanctions by the British government over the conflict do not allow him to accept any of the purchase offers he has received so far. In fact, the entity cannot make any kind of move other than competing in the Premier and Champions. And if he doesn’t even have the approval to operate on the team’s ticket sales at Stamford Bridge, it’s directly unthinkable that he could think of making a millionaire squad for the upcoming campaign. In this uncertain context, the captain of the Londoners, César Azpilicueta, is suffering because his departure to Barça this summer cannot be made effective.
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