00:00Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is set to break his silence on the sale of the club
00:07in a new book due for release this summer. Abramovich, who brought Chelsea in 2003,
00:13oversaw nearly two decades of success at Stamford Bridge, winning five Premier League titles and a
00:19Champions League trophy. However, he was forced to sell the club in 2022 after being sanctioned
00:26by the UK government due to alleged links to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has now
00:33given a rare two-part interview for an upcoming book sanctioned the inside story of the sale of
00:39Chelsea FC, which details the £4.25 billion sale to American consortium led by Todd Bowley and Clear Lake
00:47Capital. These are Abramovich's first major public comments since 2006, aside from a short interview
00:55with Forbes before the sale. Though proceeds from the Chelsea sale were meant to go towards
01:00humanitarian aid in Ukraine, the funds remain frozen. Chelsea have also topped the Premier
01:07League's agent fee spending list for the second consecutive year. According to figures from
01:12the Football Association, Chelsea spent around £60 million on agents between February 2024
01:18and February 2025. That's down from their previous spend, but still the highest in the league.
01:24I'm just judging this season. And this is the reason why I think fans, they have to trust us,
01:32they have to trust the team, they have to trust the club, what we are doing now. And the reason why
01:37is because if in the last two seasons, Chelsea was zero times top four, and this season, we spent almost
01:46our season top four, I think it's a big proof that the team is improving and is doing the right things.
01:53In the Women's Super League, Chelsea were again the biggest spenders, paying just over £600,000
02:00to intermediaries, almost triple Manchester City's total. Overall, Chelsea remain one of the most
02:08financially influential clubs in both men's and women's football.
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