Roman Abramovich is set to speak publicly for the first time since 2006 in a new book detailing Chelsea’s £4.25 billion sale.
The former owner oversaw a dominant era before selling the club in 2022 after UK sanctions.
Meanwhile, Chelsea’s financial muscle remains unmatched, leading agent fee spending in both the Premier League and Women’s Super League.
The former owner oversaw a dominant era before selling the club in 2022 after UK sanctions.
Meanwhile, Chelsea’s financial muscle remains unmatched, leading agent fee spending in both the Premier League and Women’s Super League.
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00:00Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is set to break his silence on the sale of the club
00:07in a new book due for release this summer. Abramovich, who brought Chelsea in 2003,
00:13oversaw nearly two decades of success at Stamford Bridge, winning five Premier League titles and a
00:19Champions League trophy. However, he was forced to sell the club in 2022 after being sanctioned
00:26by the UK government due to alleged links to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has now
00:33given a rare two-part interview for an upcoming book sanctioned the inside story of the sale of
00:39Chelsea FC, which details the £4.25 billion sale to American consortium led by Todd Bowley and Clear Lake
00:47Capital. These are Abramovich's first major public comments since 2006, aside from a short interview
00:55with Forbes before the sale. Though proceeds from the Chelsea sale were meant to go towards
01:00humanitarian aid in Ukraine, the funds remain frozen. Chelsea have also topped the Premier
01:07League's agent fee spending list for the second consecutive year. According to figures from
01:12the Football Association, Chelsea spent around £60 million on agents between February 2024
01:18and February 2025. That's down from their previous spend, but still the highest in the league.
01:24I'm just judging this season. And this is the reason why I think fans, they have to trust us,
01:32they have to trust the team, they have to trust the club, what we are doing now. And the reason why
01:37is because if in the last two seasons, Chelsea was zero times top four, and this season, we spent almost
01:46our season top four, I think it's a big proof that the team is improving and is doing the right things.
01:53In the Women's Super League, Chelsea were again the biggest spenders, paying just over £600,000
02:00to intermediaries, almost triple Manchester City's total. Overall, Chelsea remain one of the most
02:08financially influential clubs in both men's and women's football.