Former Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia pocketed £36million from the Blues for 'services related to the club's sale' – accounts show.
Granovskaia received the eye-watering payout as the highest paid director with a total of £49.75million paid to the departing board at Stamford Bridge. The remaining £14m appears to have been split between other board member at the Blues, including the club’s long-standing former chairman Bruce Buck.
Roman Abramovich was forced into selling the West London club last year after being sanctioned by the UK government in March for allegedly having ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin. Chelsea were desperate to secure a new owner amid a budget crisis, with their funds temporarily dictated by the British government.
