Premier League giants Chelsea could go bust if sanctions were imposed on owner Roman Abramovich and he claimed money owed to him, it was claimed tonight.
Assets belonging to the billionaire have been the subject of ministers' talks over whether to freeze or seize them.
It comes after Parliament was told he had been named as a person of interest in 2019 because of alleged links to the Russian state and alleged 'association with corrupt activity and practices'.
But the Times reports that if that did happen it could prompt him to ask Chelsea to pay him back £1.