EPL: Real reason Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea – Claudio Ranieri

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Former Chelsea manager, Claudio Ranieri, has explained why Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003.

Ranieri said Abramovich bought Chelsea because the West London club had qualified for the Champions League on the last day of the championship, beating Liverpool.

According to him, If Chelsea had not achieved that goal, the Blues’ story would have been different.

The 70-year-old Italian was the first manager to be a part of the ‘Roman Empire’ when Abramovich took ownership of Chelsea back in 2003.

However, Abramovich has been forced to sell Chelsea after his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin have led to him being sanctioned by the UK government.

“He [Abramovich] was young and enthusiastic. He was like a kid in the playground. He was very present,” Ranieri was quoted by Skportskeeda as saying.

“He often came to the games and sometimes traveled in his private plane after returning from a trip. He bought Chelsea because we had qualified for the Champions League on the last day of the championship, beating Liverpool. If we hadn’t achieved that goal, the Blues’ story would have been different.”

He added, “Nobody should have cared in theory because at the time Putin was in the Russian presidency and the general situation was very different from the current one. This war, horrible like all wars, forces us to reflect.”

“This issue raises some questions and I imagine there will be stricter rules on clubs than are in place, for example, in the Premier League.” Continue Reading


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