The credit card facilities of Chelsea have been temporarily suspended while banks assess the impact of the sanctions on Roman Abramovich.
The club has been given a licence despite the fact that the assets of the owner have been frozen.
Banks want to assess the licence criteria to make sure they don't violate the government's sanctions, and they don't know when the suspension will be lifted.
Money for match tickets which have not been sold, future gate receipts for FA Cup games or merchandise from the club shop cannot be received as part of the licence terms.
The club's monthly wage bill is likely to be over 30 million dollars a month.
In discussions with the government on Thursday and Friday, the club made applications to change the terms of its licence, which would allow it to receive money for ticket sales and increase its spending limits.
The current licence allows for up to $500,000 to be spent on home matches and 20,000 for away travel.
Raine Group, the American investment firm instructed to handle the sale beforeAbramovich was sanctioned, was involved in talks about an amendment to the licence about a potential sale of the club.
A spokesman for the Prime Minister said on Friday that the government was in constant contact with the league and that the Blues could apply for a licence.
They said that they would work with the club and the league to consider any necessary changes.
The club has already sold tickets for its game at home to Newcastle on Sunday and the club will travel to Lille to play in the group stage of the competition on Wednesday. The tickets for the home match against Brentford on 2 April are sold out, but will not be available for other games after that.
It is not clear what will happen to the gate receipts for the FA Cup quarter-final against Middlesbrough on 19 March, with 45% going to each team.
Three suspended its shirt sponsorship deal with the club after the manager raised the possibility of his players wearing a message for peace on their shirts.
The worry may be more to find enough shirts that we can play in, as long as the bus is full of fuel.
When a big storm hits, you have to dig in, you are all together, and then you stay strong.
Messages for peace can never be wrong.
Fans of the club were urged to stop chanting in support of the Russian billionaire after they sang his name during the win over the Canaries.
Chris Philp told the Today programme that fans need to remember that the regime in Russia has committed barbaric acts.
The managers of the premier league gave their opinions on the issue on Friday.
The war between Russia and Ukraine is affecting football and the sporting world, according to Antonio Conte, who is now in charge at Spurs.
It's sad to know that Russia athletes are banned from competition. I don't think it's fair. I know that they do a lot of work for this competition.
I think you have to pay for this situation. The situation is creating a lot of damage and I hoped it would be solved. We are in 2022, and to see this is horrible for everyone.
The government was right to sanction the man because he is close to Putin, according to the manager.
Eddie Howe believes the sanctions won't change how the team performs, while Brendan Rodgers said Tuchel's situation is challenging.
Rodgers said that he has total sympathy for him and for the players, but they are very professional.
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