Full Description
The sale of Chelsea Football Club in 2022 was one of the highest-profile
and most controversial sports transactions of all time. In the shadow of
Russia's invasion of Ukraine, what unfolded after Roman Abramovich was forced
to put his beloved club up for sale would change English football for ever.
Under the threat of bankruptcy and ruin, Chelsea pulled off a complex
transaction in a quarter of the time many analysts would normally set aside for
such a deal. Sanctioned is the definitive account of this unique period.
Through unprecedented access to Abramovich himself and further
interviews with a star-studded footballing cast, Nick Purewal unfolds a
wide-ranging tale of political sanctions, hushed negotiations and Cold
War-style geopolitics, all told against a backdrop of war on the edge of
Europe.
From the club's owners to its staff, players and supporters, via UK
government intervention, dramatic peace talks and even a foul-play poisoning
episode, Sanctioned chronicles ninety-five extraordinary days in English
football.
