ʻO ka oligarch Lūkini ʻo Roman Abramovich, nāna i kūʻai i ka pôpeku Pelekane Pelekane Chelsea FC i ka makahiki 2003 a ma kahi ʻano hilahila o nā makahiki he mau makahiki i hoʻokumu ai iā lākou ma ke ʻano he hale mana o ka pôpeku ʻEulopa, ua hoʻopuka i kahi ʻōlelo i kēia lā, i kau ʻia ma ka pūnaewele hui o ka hui, e hōʻoia ana ua kūʻai ʻia ka hui.
Heluhelu ʻia ka ʻōlelo a Abramovich:
"Makemake au e kamaʻilio i ka manaʻo o ka media i nā lā i hala e pili ana i koʻu kuleana Chelsea FC.
"E like me kaʻu i ʻōlelo ai ma mua, ua lawe mau wau i nā hoʻoholo me ka makemake maikaʻi o ka Club. Ma ke kūlana i kēia manawa, ua hoʻoholo wau e kūʻai aku i ka Hui, no ka mea, ke manaʻoʻiʻo nei au he mea maikaʻi loa kēia no ka Hui, nā mea pā, nā limahana, a me nā kākoʻo a me nā hoa o ka Club.
"ʻAʻole e wikiwiki ʻia ke kūʻai ʻana o ka Club akā e hahai i ke kaʻina kūpono. ʻAʻole au e noi i nā hōʻaiʻē e uku ʻia. ʻAʻole pili kēia i ka ʻoihana a me ke kālā noʻu, akā no ka makemake maʻemaʻe no ka pāʻani a me ka Club. Eia kekahi, ua kauoha au i kaʻu hui e hoʻokumu i kahua aloha kahi e hāʻawi ʻia ai nā ʻupena a pau mai ke kūʻai aku.
"E lilo ke kahua no ka pōmaikaʻi o nā poʻe āpau i ke kaua ma Ukraine. Hoʻopili kēia i ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā kālā koʻikoʻi i nā hemahema a me ka wikiwiki o ka poʻe i hōʻeha ʻia, a me ke kākoʻo ʻana i ka hana lōʻihi o ka hoʻōla.
"E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike ʻoe he hoʻoholo paʻakikī kēia e hana ai, a he mea ʻeha iaʻu ke hoʻokaʻawale me ka hui ma kēia ʻano. Eia naʻe, ke manaʻoʻiʻo nei au he mea maikaʻi kēia no ka Hui.
"Manaʻolana wau e hiki iaʻu ke kipa aku iā Stamford Bridge i ka manawa hope loa e haʻi aku iā ʻoukou a pau. He kuleana o ke ola a pau e lilo i ʻāpana o Chelsea FC a ke haʻaheo nei au i kā mākou mau hana hui. Ka Hui Pōʻaniʻo Chelsea a e mau ana kona poe kokua i ko'u naau.
"Mahalo iā ʻoe, e Roman."
Ua manaʻo ʻia e noʻonoʻo ana ʻo Abramovich e kūʻai aku i ka hui ma mua o nā hoʻopaʻi hiki ke hoʻokō ʻia e ke aupuni UK. Ua hoʻopuka ʻo ia i kahi ʻōlelo i nā lā i hala aku nei e ʻōlelo ana e hāʻawi ana ʻo ia i ka 'stewardship and care' o ka hui i ka Chelsea Foundation Trustees.
Eia naʻe, ua hoʻomaopopo ʻia ua hōʻike kānalua ke kahua aloha i ka neʻe ʻana ma waena o nā manaʻo i uhaki i ke kumukānāwai o ke kahua.
Chelsea Ua lanakila ʻo ia i ʻelima mau lei aliʻi Premier League a me ʻelua mau Champions League, a me nā hoʻokūkū kīʻaha he nui ʻē aʻe a ua hoʻolaʻa ʻia ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he poʻokela o Club World Cup ma hope o ka lanakila ʻana iā Palmeiras i ka mahina i hala. Abu Dhabi.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- In the current situation, I have therefore taken the decision to sell the Club, as I believe this is in the best interest of the Club, the fans, the employees, as well as the Club's sponsors and partners.
- Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who purchased a British Premier League football Chelsea FC in 2003 and in a spell just shy of decades established them as one of European club football’s powerhouses, has issued a statement today, posted on official club’s website, confirming that the club is up for sale.
- It has been a privilege of a lifetime to be part of Chelsea FC and I am proud of all our joint achievements.
