The billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, has been barred from living in the United Kingdom, local media reports.

This followed a revelation by Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, that he’s one of the 35 oligarchs who are enablers of President Vladimir Putin.

According to reports, immigration officials are “under clear instruction to work towards ensuring Mr Abramovich cannot base himself in the UK” despite owning a £125million mansion near Kensington Palace.

According to DailyMail, Abramovic who denies he is close to the Kremlin or has done anything that would merit sanctions being imposed against him has not been seen at the club for months.

Having secured Israeli citizenship in 2018, allowing him to enter Britain for up to six months, Abramovic Israeli passport last October to make a short trip to London.

The Sun, quoting a senior source, reported that any attempt by the oligarch to apply for a permanent visa would “almost certainly be rejected”.

Meanwhile, Abramovic could be stripped of his ownership of World Champions, Chelsea Football Club.


This comes as Labour Minister of Parliament, Chris Bryant, called for the seizure of his assets as part of sanctions against Russia.

The MP for the Rhondda says Abramovich, “admitted in court proceedings that he paid for political influence’ and has ‘links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity.”

Bryant told the House of Commons, via The Sun: “Following some of the reports in The Sun and other newspapers today.

“I’ve got hold of a leaked document from 2019 from the Home Office, which says, in relation to Mr Abramovich.

“As part of HMGs Russia strategy, aimed at targeting illicit finance and malign activity, Abramovich remains of interest to HMG due to his links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices.

“An example of this is Abramovich admitting in court proceedings that he paid for political influence.

“Therefore HMG is focused on ensuring individuals linked to illicit finance and malign activity are unable to base themselves in the UK and will use the relevant tools at its disposal including immigration powers to prevent this.


“That’s nearly three years ago, and yet remarkably little has been done in relation Surely Mr Abramovich should no longer be able to own a football club in this country?

“Surely we should be looking at seizing some of his assets, including his 152 million pound home? And making sure that other people who’ve had tier one visas like this are not engaged in malign activity in the UK.”

https://punchng.com/roman-abramovich-barred-from-uk-risks-losing-chelsea-ownership-report/

then let them sell it to Dangote lol

Sorry, incomplete metamorphosis

Good. He should base on Russia premier league only

Russia will win the war but will loose the battle

This overrated UK needs to be dealt with.
Putin needs to clip the wings of boris Johnson after he's done with zelensky

This is one of the dangers of owning business outside your enclave. Igbos, I hope you people are learning? Seemingly situations will be applied to most of you people who runs multi-billion businesses and assets outside South-East.

When people taunt the Hausa - Fulanis, I will just sneer at them. These guys are so smart that they don't owe any business outside the Northern Nigeria (Really stations). Have you even seen them rent houses, in any part of Eastern Nigeria? All filling stations are theirs, security guard rooms etc.

Learn from others, especially those of you claiming that Lagos is no man's land; I pity una.

Don't Putin told them to use their money to pump up Russia league instead of taking their money abroad

Lorddominic:
The billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, has been barred from living in the United Kingdom, local media reports.

This followed a revelation by Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, that he’s one of the 35 oligarchs who are enablers of President Vladimir Putin.

According to reports, immigration officials are “under clear instruction to work towards ensuring Mr Abramovich cannot base himself in the UK” despite owning a £125million mansion near Kensington Palace.

According to DailyMail, Abramovic who denies he is close to the Kremlin or has done anything that would merit sanctions being imposed against him has not been seen at the club for months.

Having secured Israeli citizenship in 2018, allowing him to enter Britain for up to six months, Abramovic Israeli passport last October to make a short trip to London.

The Sun, quoting a senior source, reported that any attempt by the oligarch to apply for a permanent visa would “almost certainly be rejected”.

Meanwhile, Abramovic could be stripped of his ownership of World Champions, Chelsea Football Club.


This comes as Labour Minister of Parliament, Chris Bryant, called for the seizure of his assets as part of sanctions against Russia.

The MP for the Rhondda says Abramovich, “admitted in court proceedings that he paid for political influence’ and has ‘links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity.”

Bryant told the House of Commons, via The Sun: “Following some of the reports in The Sun and other newspapers today.

“I’ve got hold of a leaked document from 2019 from the Home Office, which says, in relation to Mr Abramovich.

“As part of HMGs Russia strategy, aimed at targeting illicit finance and malign activity, Abramovich remains of interest to HMG due to his links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices.

“An example of this is Abramovich admitting in court proceedings that he paid for political influence.

“Therefore HMG is focused on ensuring individuals linked to illicit finance and malign activity are unable to base themselves in the UK and will use the relevant tools at its disposal including immigration powers to prevent this.


“That’s nearly three years ago, and yet remarkably little has been done in relation Surely Mr Abramovich should no longer be able to own a football club in this country?

“Surely we should be looking at seizing some of his assets, including his 152 million pound home? And making sure that other people who’ve had tier one visas like this are not engaged in malign activity in the UK.”

https://punchng.com/roman-abramovich-barred-from-uk-risks-losing-chelsea-ownership-report/

Yup! The Russian Oligarchs are bound to get hit by series of global sanctions over this Ukraine
invasion.