The Foreign Minister confirmed, this Tuesday, contacts with the British government on the sale of Chelsea, controlled by Roman Abramovich until the international sanctions for the invasion of Ukraine, with João Gomes Cravinho guaranteeing that they will be applied.
In relation to Chelsea, of course, there is an absolutely fundamental point here: Portugal applies the sanctions that were decreed by the European Union. We do it rigorously, we do it without exceptions, and that is how we apply the sanctions, that is how we will continue to apply the sanctions”, said the head of the Portuguese diplomacy, questioned by journalists on the sidelines of the visit, which he is carrying out on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
At stake is the sale of the Chelsea club to the group led by Todd Boehly, co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, who according to the British press which will close in the next 24 hours, for around £4.25 billion (€4.9 billion).
However, as Roman Abramovich has a Portuguese passport, the Portuguese authorities will also have to authorize the deal, as the BBC reported on Monday.
“The British government is studying possibilities of disposal of what is currently owned by a person who is on the sanctions list. Obviously, we are in dialogue with the British government, we are in dialogue with the European Commission, but we will be uncompromising in the application of our legal obligations”, said João Gomes Cravinho.
Source: Observadora
