Chelsea could be made to reveal financial details from the Roman Abramovich era at a legal hearing next month.
An ongoing legal case involving former Blues director Marina Granovskaia and agent Saif Rubie is set to be heard on 10 April at Southwark Crown Court.
Chelsea breached Uefa club licensing and financial fair play regulations and was fined £8.6-million (about R170-million) for “submitting incomplete financial information” between 2012 and 2019.
In November, after leaked files disclosed secret payments, the Blues faced further questions over how former owner Abramovich – a Russian oligarch and politician – funded the success of the club.
Chelsea has maintained that all accusations are from a time before the takeover of the club by current owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.
“These allegations pre-date the club’s current ownership,” Chelsea said in a statement at the time. “They concern entities allegedly controlled by the club’s former owner and do not relate to any individual who is presently at the club.”
Despite this, details of the club’s chequered financial past could be brought to light if the courts rule the information is pertinent to the ongoing case.
Pictured above: Roman Abramovich.
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