Abramovich was a billionaire with a huge security detail, so that superseded the rest of the game.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/sir-bob-murray-interview-book-sunderland-newcastle-b2435883.html

And then, from 2003 onward, Roman Abramovich turned it into a sort of to the power of the vast wells of new money pouring into the capital from across the globe, Russia in particular.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/sports/soccer/chelsea-real-madrid-champions-league.html

A Russian billionaire who is a close associate of the former owner of Chelsea FC, Roman Abramovich, has launched a legal challenge against UK government sanctions imposed on him in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/274138b3858727b3?ref=ff

Chelsea’s latest offer of about £170,000 a week is very similar the £100,000 weekly pay-rise Mount was offered by the Roman Abramovich regime two years ago.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11846115/AHEAD-GAME-Mason-Mounts-hard-ball-approach-new-Chelsea-deal-cost-10M-payday.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

For a decade she was married to the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/style/dasha-zhukovas-oligarch-russia-art.html

Former owner of Chelsea F.C Roman Abramovich has the record for spending the most buck on after buying a 405-feet long super yacht for £140.3 million.

Source: https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23418992.expensive-items-ever-sold-ebay-revealed/?ref=rss

It seems as though Todd Boehly is determined to usher in an era of his own at Chelsea, with his aggressive recruitment strategy having completely transformed the Blues' dressing room since taking over from ex-owner Roman Abramovich last year.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1786592/Chelsea-Champions-League-Premier-League-news

The associate of oligarch Roman Abramovich argued sanctions caused him "serious hardship," adding he hadn't seen Vladimir Putin for years.

Source: https://createsend.com/t/d-6DDA6398DF4105FB2540EF23F30FEDED

The EU also alleged that as “one of the leading Russian businesspersons,” Abramovich provided “a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation.”

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/20/european-court-upholds-eu-inclusion-of-billionaire-roman-abramovich-on-sanctions-list/

The money was deposited into a frozen bank account in the United Kingdom to ensure Abramovich did not receive any proceeds of the sale.

Source: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1133243/ukraine-war-victims-benefit-chelsea-sale