Where will Chelsea finish in the Premier League next season? Let us know in the comments section below.Representing Belton and publisher HarperCollins, Andrew Caldecott QC argued that she had cited three sources for the proposal that the purchase of Chelsea was ordered by Putin, including a member of the president's former inner circle, Sergei Pugchaev.Arguing that Belton herself did not draw a firm conclusion in the book he stated: "Now this is a case where we say the authorial position plainly leaves it open, but whatever the truth of the matter, Abramovich's choice of Chelsea became a symbol of Russian cash that was flooding into the UK."He also stated that Belton incorporated a denial of the claim from a friend of Abramovich to make.
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