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Bobby Vincent

Chelsea's matchday spending increases in new licence after Roman Abramovich disqualification

Chelsea have been given an increase in spending on matchdays by the UK government after amendments on their licence were made this afternoon.

It was announced earlier this afternoon that Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as the Blues' director following sanctions handed to him by the UK government on Thursday morning.

A statement from the Premier League read: "Following the imposition of sanctions by the UK Government, the Premier League Board has disqualified Roman Abramovich as a Director of Chelsea Football Club."

Chelsea have been granted a licence following the sanctions imposed on Abramovich and the details have been released to the public.

Under section 4.7 of the new licence, Chelsea will be allowed to spend up to £900,000 when hosting matches at Stamford Bridge, with the previous amount being almost half of that at £500,000.

However, there is still a limit of £20,000 to spend on the Blues' away matches. The question remains whether Chelsea will be able to fulfil their Champions League round of 16 second-leg against Lille next week.

Who could buy Chelsea?

Despite Abramovich seeing his UK assets frozen, Chelsea remains up for sale, but he will not be benefiting from the money spent on purchasing the club.

Nick Candy, who is a known supporter of the Blues, is interested in purchasing his beloved club, with his spokesperson confirming his intention in the week.

"Nick Candy is actively exploring a number of options for a potential bid for Chelsea," his spokesperson said in a statement earlier in the week.

"Any bid would be made in conjunction with another party, or consortium, and we have serious interest from several international partners.

"Mr Candy has a huge affinity with Chelsea. His father was asked to play for the club and he has been watching matches at Stamford Bridge since the age of four."

Meanwhile, Todd Boehly's consortium are said to still be interested in taking the club over from Abramovich, as well as New York Jets owner Robert "Woody" Johnson, and the Ricketts family.

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