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Chelsea new owner wishlist as club searches for Abramovich replacement

By The Pride of London Staff

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 20: Fans hold banners opposing Chelsea signing up for the newly proposed European Super League ahead of the Premier League match between Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge on April 20, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 20: Fans hold banners opposing Chelsea signing up for the newly proposed European Super League ahead of the Premier League match between Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge on April 20, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 20: Chelsea Football Club fans celebrate outside the team’s Stamford Bridge stadium on April 20, 2021 in London, England, after it was announced that Chelsea Football Club would seek to withdraw from the new European Super League. Six English premier league teams have announced they are part of plans for a breakaway European Super League. Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will join 12 other European teams in a closed league similar to that of the NFL American Football League. In a statement released last night, the new competition “is intended to commence as soon as practicable” potentially in August. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 20: Chelsea Football Club fans celebrate outside the team’s Stamford Bridge stadium on April 20, 2021 in London, England, after it was announced that Chelsea Football Club would seek to withdraw from the new European Super League. Six English premier league teams have announced they are part of plans for a breakaway European Super League. Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will join 12 other European teams in a closed league similar to that of the NFL American Football League. In a statement released last night, the new competition “is intended to commence as soon as practicable” potentially in August. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images) /

4. Morals (Olaoluwa Nwobodo)

The new owners must also make sure that they give the club the best image. This includes sponsoring and donating to charitable causes, like fighting anti-Semitism, racism and general discrimination in football. This is not particularly to make the public think that they’re good people, but to make sure that they’re are doing everything they can to inspire positive change in the lives of football players, football fans and the overall community.

Abramovich devoted a lot of resources to fighting discrimination in football and going out of his way to impact lives positively. He set up a Chelsea Foundation and even went as far as allowing the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) workers to lodge in the team’s hotel for free during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Abramovich was always conscious of giving back to society. Likewise, the new owners should be ready to take on their fair share of Corporate Social Responsibility, and not just by doing the bare minimum. Chelsea is not a club or brand that was built on doing just the bare minimum—the emphasis on charity must remain a priority.

In conclusion, new owners will not be taking over a mid-table club to turn it into something great, they’ll be taking over an established European giant. In the end, they have to make sure that every decision is made with the intention of keeping the club at the highest status possible.

This status must be reflected in everything they do. The way the club handles business should reflect the utmost professionalism and the business should be of the standard that many have come to expect from the club. The passion they put in has to at least match that of the previous owner. The recruitment should reflect the status of the club. The women’s and youth teams must not suffer because there’s new leadership in place. Chelsea must continue to give back to society and invest in fighting injustice and discrimination in football.

All of these things have been done by Abramovich during his time as the Blues’ owner and that’s why the club is what it is in the present day. The new owners have to make sure that they do everything to make sure that the club at least maintains this status and ensures it is not in a worse state than this by the time they’re handing it over to the owner(s) that will succeed them.

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