Leeds United have two difficult fixtures up next as they face Arsenal and Chelsea in the space of less than a week. However, Leeds may have an opportunity as Chelsea find themselves in trouble as they are out of form on the pitch and in a state of flux off it, due to the continuing process of the sale of club from government-sanctioned Roman Abramovich.
There were developments on Tuesday, as it emerged that the Russian may renege on a promise to write off a debt of £1.6bn owed to him by the club. Abramovich had been heavily subsidising Chelsea's losses throughout his ownership of the club and it appears that he now wants to be compensated for those losses by the new owners of the club.
However, as explained by football.london, this appears to be something that the Government would take issue with. They are said to be under the impression that all of the proceeds from the sale would go towards Ukraine, rather than Abramovich himself.
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"The reform would reportedly include 'paying off debt' from Chelsea’s parent company Fordstam Ltd to a Jersey-based company Camberley International Investments, which seems to be linked to the Russian billionaire. With Abramovich sanctioned by the UK Government and his assets frozen, there are concerns, especially with Ministers under the impression that all proceeds from the sale would be put towards helping the victims of the war in Ukraine."
Whilst this issue continues, it is a roadblock to any potential sale of the club. This could provide further uncertainty which flows into the performances of the Chelsea players and may be something Leeds need to take advantage of.
Everton managed to beat Chelsea at the weekend, which changed the picture at the bottom of the Premier League table. With time running out, Leeds may not get a better opportunity to do the same.
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