Roman Abramovich has called his 19 years as Chelsea owner the "honour of a lifetime" and is confident the club is being left in the right hands with the Todd Boehly-led consortium set to complete their takeover of the Blues on Monday.
Abramovich brought Chelsea in the summer of 2003 and transformed the club from a cash-strapped, Premier League top-four hopeful to a European juggernaut. Top-flight titles were won, domestic trophies were lifted, and two Champions Leagues were claimed during the Russian's ownership.
Yet it wasn't just the men's side that enjoyed success. Abramovich hired Emma Hayes and ensured she had the investment required to turn the women's team into the dominant force in English football. And the club's academy – based at the Cobham training centre that was built under Abramovich's watch – has proved itself one of the world's best.
