Chelsea receive £104m parting gift as Roman Abramovich ties are cut for goodChelsea have been hit with a huge fine and a transfer ban after an investigation into irregularities involving transfers during Roman Abramovich's tenureView 3 Images Roman Abramovich has left Chelsea the ultimate 'parting gift' (Image: Marc Atkins, Getty Images)On the surface, Roman Abramovich has cost Chelsea £10.75million and a transfer ban. Alongside the financial penalty, the club have received a suspended one-year transfer ban. However, the most significant revelation pertains to the club's involvement in the revamped 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Chelsea earned a whopping £85m in prize money and participation fees for the tournament, which unfolded in June and July of last year. Though a suspended transfer ban now looms over the club - as well as a nine-month academy transfer ban - attention at SW19 now turns entirely to what lies ahead, with the Roman Abramovich era officially consigned to the history books.

Source: Daily Mirror March 17, 2026 19:44 UTC