“I will pay it’s no problem.” – Chelsea forward offers to cover travel expenses


“I will pay it’s no problem.” – Chelsea forward offers to cover travel expenses

Kai Havertz has offered to pay for his own travel expenses as Chelsea face a 10-hour bus journey to their FA Cup clash with Middlesborough.

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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government recently and the sanctions are about to dent some of the long-term goals set by the club.

However, the most important blow was that the Blues are now banned from offering new contracts to players or staff, conducting any official transfer business, selling new tickets to any games for any of their teams, including the women’s team and the junior teams, selling merchandise to fans, no stadium redevelopment, spending over 500,000 pounds on security and stewarding per home match and over 20,000 pounds as expenses in away games.

Kai Havertz, when asked about the situation, said: “I would pay, no problem. That’s not a big deal for us. To come to the games is the most important.

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There are harder moments in the world, than [worrying about] taking the plane or bus to away games.”

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Thomas Tuchel on Chelsea’s travel for the Lille

Thomas Tuchel

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has stated that he is determined to reach Lille for his team’s midweek European fixture.

With the limit to the expenditure for away games, Chelsea boss was asked if the travel for Lille changed, to which he replied-

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“My last information is we are getting a plane. So we can go by plane and come back by plane. If not, we’ll go by train. If not, we’ll go by bus. If not, I’ll drive a seven-seater. Honestly, I will do it. You can mark my words, I will do to arrive there.

“If you asked me 20 years ago, 30 years ago, if I would join a Champions League match at the sideline and what I was willing to do, I’d say, ‘ok, where do I have to be and when?’ Why should this change?

“I will be there and we will be there. Of course, organisation wise, there are some negotiations going on and talks, but it doesn’t influence me. That’s what I mean, we have brilliant guys who organise the travel and we have, in every department, such committed people that at the moment things feel pretty normal.”

Chelsea are currently leading the round of 16 ties by 2-0 in aggregate and are likely to make it to the next stages of the UEFA Champions League.

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