THOMAS TUCHEL claims Chelsea players and staff are “frightened” and “scared” over the crisis which has gripped the club.
The European champions have been plunged into disarray after owner Roman Abramovich had his assets frozen by the UK government.
Boss Tuchel says Blues players and staff are ‘Frightened and scared’
Abramovich was hit with several punishing financial measures on Thursday and had all of his UK-based assets – including Chelsea – frozen due to his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Chelsea’s players, preparing for Sunday’s home game with Newcastle, face an uncertain future.
But manager Tuchel also admitted the situation is also a massive worry for the hundreds of other staff who work for the west London club.
The German said: “Some players will feel uncertainty. Some maybe will be a bit frightened. Some will be concerned. It’s normal. And not only the players.
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“We have a lot of people on the staff, in the club who are maybe also worried and scared and uncertain.
“That’s why it’s very important that we keep the trust and the belief in the training centre, in all of us.
“We rely on ourselves and in the end allow ourselves to be the guys who take care of the sport. We did not cause the situation. We cannot solve the situation.”
Chelsea put aside their issues off the pitch with a 3-1 victory at Norwich on Thursday and Tuchel admitted that all he can do is to try and help the team keep winning.
He added: “Always, the best way is to carry on winning. Also, for us, it’s maybe in the moment a bit more difficult because of the noise.
“But we can still enjoy what we are doing and we must still follow the responsibility to give everything, and what we demand of ourselves.
“This is what we do and I’m happy we can still produce results and performances. We will be on it again to be ready for Sunday.”
Abramovich is currently barred from selling the club, although the Blues brass will reportedly ask the Government for a special licence to sell up.
March 28 is currently the date the Blues are set to run out of dosh – which has prompted Chelsea chiefs to beg the Government to allow them to sell the club in a desperate bid to avoid going out of business.
Chelsea currently pay out a whopping £28million a month on wages for their star players.
Abramovich put the club up for sale for £3billion last week in the wake of Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
But Government sanctions currently prevent the 55-year-old from cashing in on the SW6 outfit.
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The Government, however, will allow the oligarch to pass on ownership of the club so long as he doesn’t pocket a penny from the sale.
