Chelsea's Roman Abramovich's massive net worth and how Russian oligarch made his billions
dailystar.co.ukRussia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK has promised harsh financial sanctions aimed at crippling the Russian economy. One of the ways this will be done will be to hurt the wallets of uber-wealthy Russians, many of which own some of the most desirable property in the UK.Perhaps the most famous of these oligarchs is Abramovich, who is now the target of Labour MP Chris Bryant’s demands to seize his assets.Mr Bryant used parliamentary privilege to say he had leaked documents from the Home Office that suggested Abramovich shouldn’t be allowed to run operations out of the UK.But just how rich is Roman?
The oligarch’s net worth is truly eye-watering, reported by Forbes to be £10.7 billion - according to the publication, that makes him the 142nd richest person on the planet.
Roman’s wealthy rollings left him in the fortunate position of being rich enough to buy a football club back in 2003, picking up Chelsea FC for a handy £140 million.
Big cash injections provided the club with success they could never have dreamed of, rising to the elite tier of European football.During his time at the club, Chelsea has splashed huge money on some of the biggest signings in Europe, peaking in the summer with the return of Romelu Lukaku for a club-record transfer fee of £97.5 million.In addition to his club, Abramovich has a yacht believed to be worth over £500 million and has pads around the world.
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