‘You’ll never leave me’ – Newcastle owner Ghodoussi insists Jamie Reuben will NOT be buying Chelsea from Abramovich
JAMIE REUBEN will NOT be buying Chelsea, if Newcastle owner Mehrdad Ghodoussi has his way.
Reuben, 34, is a lifelong Blues fan and has been linked with a move for the West Londoners - despite his family owning ten per cent of the Toon.
But amid Chelsea's crisis in the wake of Roman Abramovich's assets being frozen, Ghodoussi has aimed to pour cold water on Reuben's potential Toon exit.
The 50-year-old tweeted to his 80,000 followers: "@jamiereuben you’ll never leave me 😜😂 #nufc #howaythelads"
Ghodoussi accompanied the post with a picture of himself with wife Amanda Staveley and Reuben on a First Class train carriage.
It would appear that the trio were on their way to tonight's clash between Southampton and Newcastle at St Mary's.
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The Toon have enjoyed a brilliant recent run of form, with five wins in their last six games propelling them towards safety.
Newcastle travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Abramovich - who has been deemed to have been a Kremlin crony of Vladimir Putin's - has been banned from selling Chelsea and from injecting more money into the SW6 outfit.
But the Government will consider an application for a licence to sell the club - although Abramovich won't pocket a penny for it.
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In addition to Reuben, American billionaire Todd Boehly is eager to snap up the club and is waiting to hear back on an offer he and Swiss business partner Hansjorg Wyss have made.
Chelsea stand to lose millions in ticket and merchandise sales, as well as from sponsors.
And according to former player Pat Nevin, the West Londoners have already started taking desperate action.
As quoted by the BBC's , Nevin, who has a column in Chelsea's matchday programme, told BBC 5 Live that 'staff have been partially laid off already'.
Chelsea could be deducted nine points if they go into administration before the end of the season.
They are currently set to lose out on £600,000-per-home game in unsold tickets.
And they can no longer flog club gear at the Stamford Bridge megastore or online.
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