It was claimed that the last target of Russian businessman Roman Abramovich, who was exposed to sanctions after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and was said to be selling Chelsea and buying a new club, was Valencia.
It has been claimed that Roman Abramovich, who was allegedly interested in Göztepe, one of the Super League teams, in the past days, will try to buy the Spanish club Valencia after the sale of Chelsea is completed.
According to the news of Hürriyet; It was underlined that Roman Abramovich had good relations with Spain and it would be easier for him to buy the Spanish representative thanks to these connections.
ARE THE OFFERS LEAKED?
It is stated that Singaporean businessman Peter Lim wants to sell the club in Valencia, which has been experiencing financial difficulties recently. Miguel Zorio, one of the names who want to buy the club, stated in a written statement to Plaza Deportivo that Peter Lim leaked two offers for Valencia, one of which was his own and the other was from Roman Abramovich.
Despite the allegations that Zorio and Roman Abramovich are competing on behalf of Valencia, it is reported that the sanctions imposed on the Russian oligarch in the UK may similarly come into play in the European Union countries.
GÖZTEPE CLAIMS HAVE BEEN DENIED
Göztepe Deputy Chairman Talat Papatya denied the news that the club would be transferred to Roman Abramovich. Göztepe Deputy Chairman Talat Papatya denied the news that the club was sold to Russian billionaire Abramovich, which has been in the press recently. Papatya said, “We read from the media that Abramovich will buy Göztepe. It has nothing to do with it.”
PRIVATE YACHT COME TO BODRUM
Last week, the Russian businessman’s private plane, whose private plane stayed in Istanbul for 7.5 hours, was 140 meters long and worth 300 million dollars, and the yacht named Solaris anchored in Bodrum for a while.
While it was claimed that the reason for this visit was Göztepe, it was also claimed that Roman Abramovich actually came to Bodrum to escape the sanctions.