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Chelsea owner Abramovich planning for future amid rumours of sale

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has insisted he is planning for the future at Stamford Bridge amid continued talk the Russian oligarch could sell the club.

Abramovich has not attended a match at Stamford Bridge since 2018 after his UK visa was not renewed due to political tensions between the UK and Russian governments.

Though there have been multiple reported bids from prospective owners in recent years, in a rare interview, Abramovich didn't sound like he was ready to sell.

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What was said?

“The ambitions are as true now as they were when I first became owner and I hope that can be seen through the work we have been doing on and off the pitch over the last 17 years," Abramovich told Forbes.