Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is still living in Turkey after being hit with sanctions, and his £500 million ($610 million) superyacht remains marooned.After Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Union and the UK government imposed sanctions on Abramovich. As a result, he agreed to sell Chelsea for £2.35 billion ($2.87 billion) to Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.

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However, the money from the sale is reportedly frozen in a bank account and hasn't been used.Although Abramovich continues to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle, The Telegraph reports that his freedom to travel the world has been greatly restricted. For now, he is based in Turkey because he can no longer take his usual winter trips to the Caribbean, which were once a big part of his European lifestyle.

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Telegraph claims that Abramovich’s grandest boat, the £500m Eclipse, is moored in “comparatively modest surroundings” on Turkish water. His other vessels are also sat unused after seeing private and professional lives turned upside down.Abramovich is said to still be worth £7.96 billion ($9.

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7bn), but he has been forced to set up camp in Turkey amid reports of initially moving into a waterfront property that came with a $40,000-a-month rental bill before basing himself in a sprawling villa that can be found in the upmarket district of Vanikoy on the banks of the Bosporus.

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Abramovich had declared “I hope that I will be able to visit Stamford Bridge one last time to say goodbye to all of you in person” when severing ties with Chelsea, but that would appear to have become a distant dream for a man no longer able to travel in style while moving whenever and wherever he wants.

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