Flight of sponsors in Chelsea

The sanction of the British government to Roman Abramovich continues to bring consequences to the Chelsea. After what the financial assets of the Russian tycoon were frozen in the United Kingdomnow its biggest sponsor has decided to suspend the contractual relationship with the club of Stamford Bridgeand more can follow.

‘Three’ was the main sponsor of the blue team and contributed close to 40 million pounds a yearOr what is the same, 47 million euros to change. But his relationship with Chelsea has been suspended after the sanction, as the telephone company itself has announced in an official statement: “Due to the recent sanctions announced by the government, we have asked Chelsea Football Club to temporarily suspend our sponsorship of the club, including removing our branding from their shirts and from the stadium until further notice.”.

The company’s logo appeared in the center of the team’s shirt, which will play today at 8:30 p.m. (Spanish time) against Norwich City and that you will not be able to wear the brand. A decision that could follow ‘Hyundai’another of the sponsors of the Chelsea. The car manufacturer pays 10 million pounds per year -12 million euros- and its logo is displayed on the left sleeve of the shirt, but as reported in another statement: “We are evaluating the situation with Chelsea FC”.