Roman Abramovich Thread

[Toli 977]

2 minutes ago, Fernando said:

United, he will go to United if they want him. Which more then likely it will be with van Gaal leaving at the end of the season or so. 

I think he'll rather go to City. Will work with his ex-compatriots and will have tons of funds available. Futhermore the City team is more suited to his playstyle with Silva, Aguero etc. Utd will be more of a challenge though. Would have to rehaul nearly the complete squad.

[lucio 5,418]

needs to win the CL this season, before im convinced, he's been a failure so far at bayern imo

[Fernando 6,464]

1 hour ago, Toli said:

I think he'll rather go to City. Will work with his ex-compatriots and will have tons of funds available. Futhermore the City team is more suited to his playstyle with Silva, Aguero etc. Utd will be more of a challenge though. Would have to rehaul nearly the complete squad.

Over United?

I don't think so. United has the biggest money coming in then any other club, he will have all the funds he wants at United.

But his ex-compatriots might be a good reason as you mentioned.

[Ossie the King 634]

13 minutes ago, Fernando said:

Over United?

I don't think so. United has the biggest money coming in then any other club, he will have all the funds he wants at United.

But his ex-compatriots might be a good reason as you mentioned.

United are still beholden to the Glazers and although their commercial strength means they have deep pockets, City still can (and do) outspend them.

Both seem to have a greater willingness to spend than us, although maybe that changes if Roman gets the new driver he wants for his toy train.

[Fernando 6,464]

9 minutes ago, Ossie the King said:

United are still beholden to the Glazers and although their commercial strength means they have deep pockets, City still can (and do) outspend them.

Both seem to have a greater willingness to spend than us, although maybe that changes if Roman gets the new driver he wants for his toy train.

I think our unwillingness to spend was more to see what this whole FFP was all about.

Would it be taken serious or buckled under pressure?'

And we saw how they had to change the rules, so I do suspect we will start spending again without placing too much of an emphasis on selling first.

[Cosmin 2,484]

Pep is going to sign for City, that's for sure. He will find there a lot of people that he knows and that club just suits him better. Why would he come here? 

[y10edn 185]

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Pep is going to sign for City, that's for sure. He will find there a lot of people that he knows and that club just suits him better. Why would he come here? 

unlike Man City Abramovich is the owner and accessible to the manager and players loves the game especially Peps style, loyal till you fail him and for Peps Family Manchester is not London. Pep lived in Barcelona, New York and Munich the wife craves London.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Pep will take the easier job. He will go to City for sure. Why wouldn't he? Better more cohesive squad, great job security, less pressure...etc. 

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Roman Abramovich knows the current squad will need new additions in this summer after their disastrous title defence. [Mail]

#Chelsea are prepared to sell one top player this summer to supplement what is likely to be a hefty war-chest for their next manager. [Mail]

Hazard is one of the players #Chelsea would consider sacrificing. Courtois and Oscar could also be available for the right price. [Mail]

[manpe 10,861]

Roman Abramovich knows the current squad will need new additions in this summer after their disastrous title defence. [Mail]

#Chelsea are prepared to sell one top player this summer to supplement what is likely to be a hefty war-chest for their next manager. [Mail]

Hazard is one of the players #Chelsea would consider sacrificing. Courtois and Oscar could also be available for the right price. [Mail]

Aaaah please be Oscar!

[chelseafan26 293]

1 hour ago, xPetrCechx said:

Roman Abramovich knows the current squad will need new additions in this summer after their disastrous title defence. [Mail]

#Chelsea are prepared to sell one top player this summer to supplement what is likely to be a hefty war-chest for their next manager. [Mail]

Hazard is one of the players #Chelsea would consider sacrificing. Courtois and Oscar could also be available for the right price. [Mail]

Absolutely outrageous if True.

We have 25million for ramires, 15 million for salah, 15 million (atleast) for cuadrado, 10 million (i guess) for remy, wages of falcao and pato to be cut off, and the likes of oscar (50+mil offer, i heard) and pedro (another 15million).

IF we want any more money then we have the likes of moses and cahill who being homegrown would definitely go for double their value. Willingly selling hazard should not even be an option.

[Muzchap 8,966]

Yeah that well known media commentator Roman, has suddenly turned into Harry Redknap the second coming and discussing the summer

this is is all bollox IMHO

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

4 hours ago, xPetrCechx said:

Roman Abramovich knows the current squad will need new additions in this summer after their disastrous title defence. [Mail]

#Chelsea are prepared to sell one top player this summer to supplement what is likely to be a hefty war-chest for their next manager. [Mail]

Hazard is one of the players #Chelsea would consider sacrificing. Courtois and Oscar could also be available for the right price. [Mail]

The Daily Heil is a bloody awful paper but if you look at these three so called non stories well frankly anyone on this forum could have posted them. It's just guesswork and stating the bleeding obvious especially the first one.

[the wes 7,212]

Roman Abramovich, Paris Saint Germain’s Qatari owners and a Chinese group are among investors looking at purchasing a majority stake in David Beckham’s Major League Soccer team, the Miami Herald reported.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/608931/?

[DANILA 290]

14 hours ago, manpe said:

Aaaah please be Oscar!

Doubt it would be oscar if we just recently rejected a 58m offer for him.. not going to get more than that!

[manpe 10,861]

1 minute ago, DANILA said:

Doubt it would be oscar if we just recently rejected a 58m offer for him.. not going to get more than that!

We were never going to sell him mid-season without replacement. Summer is a whole different story.

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

I found this article that was written on 2 April 2013 and to see how we Chelsea got into this mess and Roman A might be losing interest which shows why we are not running properly behind the scenes in the management of the club.

 

Could Roman Abramovich Be Readying Himself to Leave Self-Sustaining Chelsea?

By Joe Krishnan, Contributor 

Tuesday 2 April 2013

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1590651-could-roman-abramovich-be-readying-himself-to-leave-self-sustaining-chelsea

 

As he enters his 10th year as owner of Chelsea Football Club, it seems that although he still holds an active interest in the West London outfit, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich may be looking to take a backseat with regard to running the whole fiasco surrounding last year's European champions.

And while many predict it would be the beginning of a financial meltdown for Chelsea, there is the possibility that it could have the opposite effect. 

When Abramovich made his £140 million move to take 100-percent control over Chelsea back in July 2003, the media were flabbergasted by the whole situation. 

Why? Mainly because foreign ownership, although it did exist in some quarters of English football, was fairly rare, at a time when football was only half as commercialized as it is today. But also, the general speed with which the deal was concluded—within a week—was remarkable. 

The club desperately needed a cash injection to survive; with over £98 million of debt, former owner Ken Bates seemed to hint that if they had not finished in fourth position, thereby qualifying for the Champions League, the Blues just may have gone into administration. 

It was clear to see that the club were on their last leg and needed investment. There were payments owing from the construction of Chelsea Village, one of Bates' most ambitious plans to turn Stamford Bridge into more of a resort rather than just a stadium. Of course, it was an expensive mistake, and the club needed to raise funds.

Luckily for the Blues, Abramovich had seen English football on television and saw the potential in Chelsea not only for a healthy investment, but also a successful project.

What's more, there are unconfirmed rumors which suggested the wealthy billionaire wanted to buy Tottenham Hotspur instead. It is unlikely, when you consider Chelsea did have European football for that season, and Spurs did not.

Still, after ploughing the best part of £1.5 billion of his own wealth into the club, Abramovich has certainly seen results from his investment—and to be fair to the 46-year-old, his project has been a resounding success.

Of course, he has had a long list of managerial appointments since his arrival. When Rafa Benitez, the current "interim manager" at the club, leaves at the end of the season in May, that number will rise to 10 managers in as many years, once a new coach is appointed. 

Abramovich has received criticism for the way he has handled the managers at the club, and while the brutality of the decisions have perhaps been unnecessary, the changes have almost always benefited the club.

First of all, he controversially axed former Valencia manager ClaudioRanieri, the man who had guided Chelsea to second place in the Premier League, only finishing runners-up to the Arsenal side nicknamed the "Invincibles" due to their incredible unbeaten season in the 2003-04 campaign.

He replaced Ranieri with Porto's Jose Mourinho, a young and confident coach who had just won the Champions League. And the appointment was an incredible success, with the Portuguese tactician masterminding a return of six trophies in his three years in charge, including the club's first Premier League title since 1955.

 

read the rest at the link.

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On 2/10/2016 at 1:56 PM, DANILA said:

Doubt it would be oscar if we just recently rejected a 58m offer for him.. not going to get more than that!

If the player rejects the move, then officially the bid is rejected. Oscar did not want to go to china, so the bid was rejected.

Had Juventus made the offer, he's be moving already.