Tuchel finally reveals full backing to new Chelsea owners
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is confident Chelsea’s next owner will continue the trend of competing for the biggest trophies and competing at the very highest level of the game
However, We all know that long-serving Roman Abramovic had to put the club up for sale after the Government sanctioned him for his connections with the Russian villain Vladimir Putin.
And we all know that there are around 20 interested parties keen on securing a £2 billion-plus deal for the club, but New York-based merchant bank Raine closed the bidding for Chelsea at 9pm on Friday Evening and will evaluate the offers received before creating a shortlist.
It’s the vast sum required to purchase Chelsea from Roman Abramovich that has given Tuchel confidence the club’s next owner will want to maintain the success and continue the trend of winning trophies on a year basis.
“It is a huge amount of money,” the Blues’ head coach said at his pre-match press conference. “That’s why I am also confident because I think if somebody buys a club for this kind of money then it’s about challenging at the highest kind of level, then it’s about trophies, then it’s about winning and it’s about being the best you can.
“It’s not about developing a project, it’s not about making money with the club.”
He Added: “The responsibility and the attitude come with what you sign up for,” Tuchel said today. “If you sign up for Chelsea, you sign up for winning and you sign up for being competitive. This is what you have to deal with.
“Nobody could imagine we have to deal with these political circumstances in Europe, and nobody knew we would have a change of ownership as a consequence. But from the talks I had [with the club before taking charge], it was just an instant feeling that it was a very good fit and that it was very, very clear what Chelsea demands of you.
“So, as you know, we talked about it. It was an 18-month contract. For some minutes, I had the feeling that are they not trusting me, but then I turned it around. I looked at it and said, ‘it’s ok, I have to earn my trust’. It’s always like this and it will be with the new owner and was with the last owner. It will never change, no matter if you have a long-term contract or short-term contract.”