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Daniel Orme

How much Roman Abramovich originally paid for Chelsea in 2003 as £2.5bn bid ‘rejected’

Roman Abramovich has been the majority shareholder of Chelsea for nearly 20 years having completed his takeover of the west London club in 2003.

The Russian oligarch might be set to end his association with the Blues sooner rather than later though, with it being claimed that he has offered to sell the club to Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss.

Speaking in an interview with Blick, he said: "[Abramovich] wants to get rid of Chelsea quickly. I and three other people received an offer on Tuesday to buy Chelsea from Abramovich.

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