Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich has been barred from living in Britain ever again following his suspected ties with the Russian Government led by Vladimir Putin.
The billionaire has not been seen at his Premier League football club’s south-west London home, Stamford Bridge, for months, according to Daily Mail.
Abramovich arrived at Chelsea in 2003 and transformed the team from outside challengers to a Premier League giant with the help of Jose Mourinho. Chelsea have won slew of titles under his reign and are looking to win more laurels.
Senior security sources now say it is unlikely that the 55-year-old will ever be allowed to live in Britain again, The Sun reports.
Immigration officials have been instructed to make it impossible for Mr Abramovich – who owns a £125million mansion near Kensington Palace – to base himself in the UK.
This comes after Abramovich was named by Members of Parliament on Tuesday as being one of 35 oligarchs identified by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as one of the ‘key enablers’ of the ‘kleptocracy’ run by Putin.
Meanwhile, Abramovich has denied any link with Kremlin or having done anything that would merit sanctions being imposed against him – as Britain looked to impose sanctions on Russia amid conflict with Ukraine.
Russia began a large-scale attack on its Eastern European neighbour, with military convoys entering Ukrainian soil from all directions on the orders of President Putin.
Explosions have been heard across the nation, with Putin stating that resistance from outside powers will be met with an “instant” response.
