Abramovich hits out at UK government over frozen £2.3bn Chelsea proceeds Sport Business Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has criticised the government over moves that have “paralysed” his £2.3bn windfall from the sale of the Premier League club. Following the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian billionaire sold the Stamford Bridge club to a consortium fronted by American Todd Boehly, with the proceeds placed in a frozen bank account [...]
Can government force £2.5bn Abramovich Chelsea funds to Ukraine? Sport Business Last week the UK government threatened to take Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to court to make sure the £2.5bn raised from his sale of Chelsea FC went to Ukraine. Abramovich owned Chelsea from 2003 until his forced sale in 2022 following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. But the proceeds of the sale to a consortium [...]
Government could take Abramovich to court over £2bn from Chelsea sale Sport Business The government is reportedly preparing to take former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to court to get their hands on £2bn from the sale of the club. The oligarch previously said that the money from the sale, currently frozen in a bank account, would go to those hit by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But ministers have [...]
Chelsea FC : Abramovich ally Granovskaia at High Court over Alrubie dispute February 28, 2025 Former Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia is at London's High Court today as she seeks to pause a civil claim against her by football agent Saif Alrubie
Roman Abramovich and Ukraine: Where is the Chelsea sale money two years on? May 30, 2024 The proceeds totalling £2.5bn from Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea FC still remain unused two years on.