Cech: “Many questions” about Chelsea’s license and planning – consequences of the sanctions

Chelsea advisor provides information

It is clear that nothing is clear at Chelsea despite the narrow 1-0 win against Newcastle United. Club advisor Petr Cech answered questions from ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game against the Magpies “Sky Sports” – and looked for the right answers after the harsh sanctions against the Russian owner Roman Abramovich, which have an immediate impact on the ability of the Blues to act. The league announced on Saturday afternoon that Abramovich had now also lost his seat on the Chelsea board. However, it is said that the club was given the green light to sell it.

Chelsea are looking at the new situation “from day to day,” said Cech, longtime goalkeeper at the English top club. “It’s a difficult situation. We have many questions but not many answers. We’re determined to focus on the things we can control, which is working with the people, supporting each other, coming to training and focusing on the games. The teams have the support they need to make it happen.”

Cech had to admit: “It’s not in our hands. Discussions are being held so that we can work in such a way that we finish the season. We are part of the Premier League – one of the best competitions in the world. If we are able to finish the season, that would help everyone else in the league.” The 39-year-old is not involved in the conversations with the British government.

“The board is talking to the government about the license, how we can work and what we can do to finish the season. Those talks are continuing and we’re trying to do our best. We can look from day to day and hopefully the situation will be clearer soon,” Cech revealed. “We hope that the people who work for the club can get their salaries and live their lives and hopefully work. But that’s a difficult question for me because I don’t know what the license will look like in a few days.” Without these answers, it is difficult to plan.

Successful coach Thomas Tuchel has a contract with the Londoners until 2024. “We were told that the contracts are valued and so we hope that we will keep him as a coach. (…) Tomorrow things can change and then my answer will be irrelevant,” Cech further admitted. In football, managers would come and go, and sometimes clubs would change hands too. “We know this. Now we are in this situation. We hope that the new owner will come and want to continue the legacy of the club (…). “Tuchel himself told Chelsea correspondent Nizaar Kinsella of “Goal”: “I’m definitely staying until the end of the season. You have to look from day to day because the situation can change.”

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