Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich suffers suspected poisoning in Russia-Ukraine peace talks | OneFootball

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich showed symptoms of suspected poisoning during his involvement in the Russia-Ukraine peace talks earlier this month.

Abramovich has been the Blues’ owner for nearly two decades, but the club are now in the process of a takeover with the UK government sanctioning him for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Amidst this, The Wall Street Journal reports that the 55-year-old tried to de-escalate Russia’s war by holding peace talks in Kyiv with two other Ukraine negotiators on March 3.

While the meeting had no effect, Abramovich and his two companions suffered suspected poisoning with red eyes, and painful tearing of skin among the major symptoms.

It is claimed that the Russian oligarch was blinded for a few hours. Hard-liners from Moscow are deemed to have been involved with the aim of sabotaging talks to end the war.

Abramovich has been previously blamed for his close relationship with Russian president Vladimir Putin with him being reluctant to criticise the country’s ongoing attack on Ukraine.

However, it appears the oligarch is trying to put an end to the Russian’s invasion, though there has been no success despite several meetings to neutralise the situation in recent weeks.

Abramovich is definitely have a tough time at the moment, considering the ongoing war has had a direct impact on his businesses in the United Kingdom including his ownership of Chelsea.

He has already confirmed plans to relinquish control of the west London giants, but has no plans to rush the sale with the board and him wanting to find the right candidate to take the club forward.

There are four candidates in the running. Chicago Cubs owners the Ricketts family, Sir Martin Broughton and LA Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly are among bidders.

Boston Celtics co-owner and Bain Capital co-chairman Stephen Pagliuca was the final addition to the four-man shortlist after the initial bidding process.

New York merchant bank the Raine Group have set an April 11 deadline for the final bids. Abramovich will eventually have the final say on the new owners.

And while the world of sport will change in many ways over the next decade, one hopes that political conflict and assassination attempts will not be a part of football, or sport in general.