The Russian billionaire transformed the landscape of English football when he brought the Blues from Ken Bates. The Blues have enjoyed their most successful period in their history under the Russian’s tenure. Abramovic, 52, has invested a huge slice of his personal fortune to transform the club into one of the biggest in the world. The book, meanwhile, adds that he was put off from buying Tottenham Hotspur before he got his cheque book out for Chelsea. It claims that Abramovich decided against purchasing Spurs after a car journey nearby its White Hart Lane home.

Source: Daily Mirror January 06, 2019 03:00 UTC