The question of whether Roman Abramowitsch can remain the owner of Chelsea FC is being asked more and more loudly in England. Politicians express themselves sharply, Thomas Tuchel becomes emotional – and a Swiss billionaire already publicly expresses his interest in buying.
As Chelsea FC club owner, Roman Abramovich has always been able to rely on his wealth. As soon as the club got into trouble either sportingly or financially under his reign, which has lasted since the summer of 2003, the Russian oligarch stood by the side of the Londoners by always channeling fresh money from his private fortune into his football investment vehicle, in almost two decades came pretty much exactly 1.8 billion euros together. Without these dizzying sums, the former middle-class club, which only became English champions in 1955 before the oligarch got on board, would not have been able to climb to the top of the world and establish themselves there. But it is precisely this money that is now obviously fatal to Chelsea.