Roman Abramovich’s ‘strange’ decision to sell Chelsea is ‘not good news’ for the club, according to Tottenham manager Antonio Conte.
Abramovich has made the ‘incredibly difficult’ decision to sell Premier League giants Chelsea amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Chelsea have won 19 trophies since the Russian billionaire bought the club in 2003 and Conte says it has been an ‘amazing period’ for the west Londoners.
Conte was one of the 15 managers who worked under Abramovich at Chelsea and guided the club to the Premier League title in 2017 and the FA Cup trophy the following season.
Reacting to Abramovich’s decision to sell Chelsea, the Spurs boss said: ‘It’s very strange because he was the owner for many years.
‘Chelsea in this period won a lot of trophies. For sure it was an amazing period for Chelsea.
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‘Now, you hear that he wants to sell the club. For sure, it’s not good news for Chelsea fans, because of what he did in this period.’
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said Abramovich’s announcement ‘had not sunk in’ following the FA Cup win over Luton Town on Wednesday night.
The Blues boss was asked about Abramovich’s imminent departure again at his pre-match press conference on Friday morning and said he was a ‘very special owner’.
‘He was and is a very very passionate owner, who cares about the team, the club and the performance personally, which is very rare and makes him very special,’ Tuchel said.
Asked if Chelsea’s next owner could be as successful, Tuchel responded: ‘I don’t know. Let’s speak in 20 years and we’ll see. Whoever buys Chelsea is lucky to have it.’
Chelsea return to Premier League action on Saturday against Burnley, while Tottenham will be looking to boost their top-four hopes against Frank Lampard’s Everton on Monday.
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