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		</div><p>Maurizio Sarri believes Roman Abramovich is still committed to Chelsea.</p>
<p>Chelsea’s billionaire owner has opted not to pay up front for a corporate hospitality box at Stamford Bridge, as revealed in accounts lodged with Companies House.</p>
<p>Abramovich has taken Israeli citizenship which means he can visit the UK visa-free for up to six months at a time, but cannot work in the country.</p>
<p>The 52-year-old has owned Chelsea since 2003 but recent issues with his UK visa had led to speculation he would seek to sell the club – though head coach Sarri insists Abramovich retains a hands-on role at Stamford Bridge.</p>
<p><em>“He has some problems now, but he is involved with the club, with the team,”</em> said Sarri.</p>
<p><em>“He is the owner, and so he is able to influence the technical staff, the club, the players, everything I think.</em></p>
<p><em>“Also in Naples (Sarri’s former club), the president Aurelio (De Laurentiis) wasn’t in the training ground every day. He was in the training ground once a month, no more. So it’s really very similar.”</em></p>
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<p>Sarri revealed his assistant Gianfranco Zola speaks more regularly to Abramovich, given the ex-Chelsea forward’s superior English.</p>
<p>Asked how much contact he has with the club’s owner, Sarri said: <em>“More Zola than me. Because Zola speaks English better than me, of course.”</em></p>
<p>Chelsea will host West Ham on Monday night as their bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League intensifies.</p>
<p>Academy graduates Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are expected to play a key part between now and the end of the campaign.</p>
<p>Both young English talents shone in Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Brighton in midweek, but Sarri rejected suggestions he had been urged by club bosses to hand both men more playing time.</p>
<p>Asked if he was under pressure to select Hudson-Odoi and Loftus-Cheek, Sarri replied: <em>“No. It’s up to the players, they are improving.</em></p>
<p><em>“In this moment of the season, they are fresh. So I think that, in this moment, they are really very important for us.</em></p>
<p><em>“But at the beginning of the season, Odoi had a very great potential but wasn’t ready to play in the Premier League.</em></p>
<p><em>“Loftus the same. He had only to adapt to my football, to improve tactically for my football.</em></p>
<p><em>“Then he had a lot of problems with his back, and so we had to wait for him. But now they are fresh; they are ready.”</em></p>
<p>Sarri also confirmed he wants to see France striker Olivier Giroud stay at Chelsea beyond the summer.</p>
<p>The World Cup winner’s contract expires at the end of the season, though Chelsea have the option to extend that deal for another year.</p>
<p>Asked if he wants to hold on to Giroud, Sarri said: <em>“Yes, of course. I know the club have an option for another season, so I think he will remain.”</em></p>
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