CHELSEA star N’Golo Kante admitted he and his team-mates had been ‘not prepared’ for Roman Abramovich’s shock departure assertion.
Abramovich has put the Blues up on the market following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and questions relating to his hyperlinks with president Vladimir Putin, which he denies.
The Russian has set the value upwards of £3billion and has appointed US bankers Raine Group to discover a purchaser with a reported deadline of March 15.
Kante turned the primary Chelsea participant to talk out following Abramovich’s announcement.
The star midfielder insists the main target stays on the pitch as that’s the solely space the workforce can management.
The Frenchman instructed Sky Sports: “It’s one thing we weren’t ready for, it got here rapidly.
“But the one factor we will do, as a result of we don’t management this stuff, is to do the very best that we’ve at all times carried out.
“Which signifies that enjoying soccer at the very best [possible level], for us, for the membership, for the followers and see how the issues are going and it’s the one factor we will management.
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“It’s sad to see things like this [the invasion of Ukraine]. We can hope that it finishes as quickly as possible and in the best way.”
Abramovich appears to be like set to obtain his first official bid this week from an American-Swiss billionaire consortium of Todd Boehly and Hansjorg Wyss.
Boehly, who owns a stake within the LA Dodgers, and Wyss are anticipated to make a suggestion of round £2bn.
At least two different teams are weighing up a bid and Jim Ratcliffe, considered one of Britain’s richest males who’s value round £6bn, may lodge a proposal by way of his Ineos empire.
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