‘Take this down ASAP’ – John Terry blasted over post praising Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich by MP
JOHN TERRY has been blasted by Labour MP Chris Bryant for his social media post praising Roman Abramovich.
Billionaire Russian oligarch Abramovich has put Chelsea up for sale as a consequence of his nation invading neighbouring Ukraine.
And Terry was quick to express his thanks to Abramovich after a trophy-laden 19-years as owner of the club.
The 41-year-old posted on social media: “Thank you Roman. The Best Owner in the WORLD.”
Mr Bryant though condemned Terry for ‘celebrating’ Abramovich’s tenure, as Government sanctions threatened his fortune and resulting in him looking to offload the club.
Innocent Ukrainian civilians are losing their lives due to Russia’s aggression.
And Mr Bryant wrote on Twitter: “I think @JohnTerry26 you should take this down ASAP. The people of Ukraine are being bombed, shelled and murdered while you celebrate Abramovich.”
In a separate tweet Mr Bryant wrote: “This is appalling,” in response to Terry’s message of thanks to Abramovich.
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And Mr Bryant continued his criticism of the former Chelsea skipper in Parliament.
Mr Bryant said: “I do not know if you’ve seen this but he [John Terry] has posted a photo with Abramovich who is one of Putin’s crony’s.
“What will the people of Ukraine think of the former England football captain?”
Over 2000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine as a result of Putin’s illegal invasion, now into its eighth day.
Abramovich vowed to give any profits from a possible £3billion deal to the victims of the Ukraine war — but he refused to condemn the actions of tyrant crony Vladimir Putin.
Abramovich also revealed he would be writing off the £1.5billion debt Chelsea owed him.
SunSport exclusively revealed last night that Brit billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is one of three parties interested in becoming new owners of the club.