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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Exclusive by Jacob Steinberg and Simon Lock

Abramovich loans fund owner of Dutch football club, leaked documents suggest

Valerie Oyf, owner of Vitesse, and the former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich
Valerie Oyf, owner of Vitesse (left), and the former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. Composite: Pro Shots/Sipa USA/Alamy; EPA

The owner of a leading Dutch football club has funded it with loans from Roman Abramovich, leaked documents suggest, fuelling questions about the continued influence the Russian oligarch, under sanctions from the EU and UK, still has on football.

Details of the arrangement involving Valery Oyf, who took over ownership of Vitesse Arnhem in 2018, have been uncovered by the Guardian and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ).

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