3) Roman Abramovich – Chelsea – £8.5 Billion
Abramovich is a self-made billionaire, making his money originally in oil before moving into the steel industry too. The Russian purchased Chelsea from Ken Bates in 2003 for £130million. The Abramovich takeover of Chelsea completely transformed the club. They went from having £80million of debt to becoming a super power of world football due to the Russian oligarch’s wealth.
It could have been very different for Chelsea; Abramovich took over the club having flown over on the final day of the 2003 season on his way to purchase Tottenham Hotspur.
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