Chelsea
owner Roman Abramovich is not interested in selling the club,
Sky Sports
News understands.
Abramovich's reluctance to sell the west London club comes after renewed
newspaper speculation this week linking Britain's richest man Sir Jim
Ratcliffe with a takeover.
Ratcliffe refused to rule out the possibility of taking over the Premier
League side earlier this week, saying "you never say no" when asked about
his interest in the Blues.
Sky Sports News understands that Abramovich, who bought Chelsea in
2003, has not spoken with Ratcliffe or any other potential buyers, and has
no desire to do so.
Club director Marina Granovskaia currently oversees Chelsea's day-to-day
football operations on Abramovich's behalf.
The Russian has not attended a game at Stamford Bridge since having an
application to renew his tier-1 investor visa rejected by the UK government
last year, amid heightened political tensions with Russia.
Ratcliffe attempted to add French football club Nice to his growing sports
portfolio, a spokesperson for his petrochemicals company INEOS confirmed in
April.
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