Roman Abramovich he was forced to part ways with Chelsea after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine because of his links to Vladimir Putin. The oligarch finally sold the London club on May 30, 2022 to a consortium led by the American magnate Todd Boehley in exchange for 5,000 million euros.
Almost a year later, an investigation revealed by The Guardian has concluded Abramovich At the same time, he also secretly invested in another club, Dutch side Vitesse, while he owned Chelsea, which he acquired in 2003.
According to Oligarch documents seen by The Guardian, Abramovich financed Vitesse with 117 million euros! An amount that is not exactly symbolic and once again reflects the great fortune of the Russian oligarch.
Players on loan
The relationship between Chelsea and Vitesse is more evident due to the many players who have been loaned from the English club to the Dutch in recent seasons, such as Nemanja Matic or Mason Mount, cite two examples. But the Dutch Football Federation carried out two investigations without finding anything wrong.
Now this information from The Guardian shows that Abramovich did not directly inject money into Vitesse between 2010 and 2016 through companies he owns. In particular, 117 million euros in secret loans that would have passed through a series of companies registered in offshore tax havens.
The beginning of suspicions, in 2010
It all started in 2010 when the former Georgian footballer Merab Jordan, A friend of Abramovich, he acquired the entity, although they always denied any business relationship between the two and it was limited to a work relationship, as in other clubs.
Source: La Verdad
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