As the Russian and Ukrainian war lingers, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich is reportedly begging his Hollywood and US power broker friends to each lend him $1 million to keep him afloat as his assets are frozen by worldwide authorities. Page Six reported that the Chelsea Football Club owner Abramovich whose bank accounts are frozen in the US and the UK, has been asking for loans from his prominent and powerful friends to maintain his whispered $750,000-a-week staff payroll, which includes those keeping afloat …
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Chelsea football club owner, Roman Abramovich is trying to broker a peaceful end to the war in Ukraine, his spokesman said today. The Russian-Israeli billionaire has come under pressure to speak out following the invasion of Ukraine by President Vladimir Putin’s forces. There have been calls in Parliament for him to face sanctions as a major oligarch ‘with links to the Russian state’. A spokesman for the Chelsea owner said: ‘I can confirm that Roman Abramovich was contacted by the …
Book publisher, HarperCollins have apologized to billionaire businessman, Roman Abramovich and settled out of court after he took legal action over claims in a book that he was ordered to buy Chelsea Football Club by Russian president, Vladimir Putin. The publisher has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to a charity and make amendments to author Catherine Belton’s book titled ‘Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Turned on the West. ‘ Belton’s book includes claims that in …
Roman Abramovich has reportedly handed Chelsea the funds to go and get Borussia Dortmund star striker Erling Haaland this summer for £150million. The 20-year-old Norwegian, who scored 41 goals in 41 matches last season for the German side, would follow England international Jadon Sancho, who is joining Manchester United for £73million. According to BILD, Abramovich has released the money for Chelsea to sign Haaland this summer but will need to offload some attacking stars in order to get the deal …