MOSCOW, May 30. Russian businessman Roman Abramovich completed a deal to sell English » Chelsea» to a consortium of American businessman Todd Boely, according to the official website of the London football club. The sale process, which was launched by Abramovich on March 2, ended on Monday. As previously announced, proceeds from the sale of the club will be donated to charity. It was previously reported that Chelsea had agreed terms for a $5.3 billion takeover by the Boeli consortium. However, the sale of the club was called into question after the refusal of the owner of the team, Abramovich, to accept the deal proposed by the British government. Later it became known that the differences were settled, the parties found a common language on how to deal with the club's £1.6 billion debt to Abramovich. It then became clear that the deal had to be approved not only by the UK government, but also by the Portuguese authorities. since Abramovich has the citizenship of this country. Members of the British cabinet have been negotiating with counterparts in the European Commission to provide them with the guarantees they need to approve the deal. On May 26, Portugal gave permission to Abramovich to sell the club.
