4) Katharina Liebherr – Southampton – £3 Billion
Daughter of late businessman and former Saints’ owner Markus Liebherr, she inherited his fortune after his untimely 2010 death. Katharina showed little interest in becoming involved in the club until this season. Her involvement ultimately led to the departure of Nicola Cortese, the man Markus had entrusted to run the club as chairman.
3) Roman Abramovich – Chelsea – £8.5 Billion
Abramovich is a self-made billionaire, making his money originally in oil before moving into the steel industry too. The Russian purchased Chelsea from Ken Bates in 2003 for £130million. The Abramovich takeover of Chelsea completely transformed the club. They went from having £80million of debt to becoming a super power of world football due to the Russian oligarch’s wealth.
It could have been very different for Chelsea; Abramovich took over the club having flown over on the final day of the 2003 season on his way to purchase Tottenham Hotspur.
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