Chelsea deny claims Roman Abramovich is trying to sell club for £2billion

Chelsea football club have denied claims the club is up for sale after rumours emerged that owner Roman Abramovich, 51,  has put the club up for sale with a price tag of more than £2billion following his dispute with British Government over his visa status.

Back in May, the Russian, who has an estimated fortune of £9billion, recently acquired Israeli citizenship after he was denied a new visa to enter the UK. He also pulled the plug on the club’s proposed new 60,000-capacity stadium for Chelsea that would have cost an estimated £500million.

This led to the report by the…