Roma head coach Jose Mourinho spoke about working with former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. This is reported by https://bookmaker-ratings.net.za "One president told me: "You know football, and I know numbers." It was Abramovich. "If you need this player, you'll get him," he told me. It was Essien. Lyon wanted an immoral sum, but he signed it. When you have that privilege, you can decide how to play and look for alternatives. If not, then you have to adapt," Mourinho quotes Corriere dello Sport. Roman Abramovich became the owner of Chelsea in 2003. After the sanctions imposed against the Russian oligarchs in 2022, the businessman decided to sell the English club. In the Abramovich era, Chelsea became the champion of England five times in 19 years, won the FA Cup five times, the League Cup three times, the FA Super Cup twice, won the Champions League and the Europa League twice, won the UEFA Super Cup once and won the Club World Cup once.