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The Todd Boehly-led consortium is set to get the go-ahead from the premier league, but a key stumbling block remains as talks continue with the U.K. government.
Sources say the bid spearheaded by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Boehly is expected to pass the league's Owners and Directors test in the coming days.
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Significantly, however, a key stumbling block remains as the OADT does not consider where the sale money goes, focusing solely on the buyer's robustness to manage the club they are buying.
There needs to be a separate agreement between the government and Abramovich over what happens to the asking price. According to sources, nothing has been finalized as of Wednesday morning.
The U.K. government imposed sanctions on Abramovich because of his alleged ties to Putin.
The sale of a 10 million dollar house in Portugal was stopped last week by the European Union because of concerns about the owner.
The government is still not satisfied that a legal resolution has been found in the case of Chelsea, according to sources close toAbramovich.
The total amount of money committed by the Boehly group to buy the club is The issue of what happens to the 2.5 billion dollars being paid to acquire the club remains.
He is happy for the £ 2.5 billion to go to the victims of the war in Ukraine, and he is not seeking repayment of the 1.6 billion loan.
As talks have continued, it has been suggested that Abramovich is asking for 2.5 billion dollars to be paid to charity via a Cyprus-based company, which the government believes is an affiliate of a trust fund managed in Cyprus.
The government wants the money held in an account that is independent until the destination for the funds is determined, which would allow Boehly to complete the purchase of the club.
The Boehly consortium could take over and begin a new era with the removal of all sanctions.
There is a chance that a compromise can be found before May 31, when the government licence for the club expires.
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