Where did Roman Abramovich go? Putin’s oligarch friend lives in a villa in Istanbul – Corriere.it

Where finished Roman Abramovich? just over a year has passed since the Russian oligarch sold his Chelsea to the American consortium led by Todd Boehly (May 30, 2022). That team that in 19 years had brought England and the world to the top with millionaire investments is not doing well today, as evidenced by the disastrous path in the last Premier League (twelfth place and 16 defeats). His successor has spent a lot (over half a billion), but his strategy so far has proved unsuccessful. That’s why more than one of the most nostalgic fans every now and then thinks back to the old owner, wondering what happened to him.

Mediator between Moscow and Kiev

Abramovich, the most famous oligarch in all of the West, was photographed in March 2022 in jeans and a sweatshirt at Tel Aviv airport, Israel, waiting to board his private jet, a 55 million euro Gulfstream. in the direction of Moscow. At that moment the British government had frozen all his assets, temporarily blocking even the sale of Chelsea. Inevitable punishment for those who had always shown a strong closeness to Vladimir Putin, which in those days had just started the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A war that Abramovich had even tried to block, presenting himself as an unlikely mediator between Kiev and Moscow. All without success.

What does Roman Abramovich do today

Today the former owner of Chelsea, according to a report from Mirrorslives in one sumptuous 20 million pound villa located in one of the most exclusive districts of Istanbul. He rented it for 50,000 euros a month from a leading stock market figure, Ahmet Okumus. However, doubts still remain regarding Abramovich’s real presence in those rooms, with a Turkish media outlet reporting that it flew a drone near the property last December in an attempt to catch a glimpse of it, but to no avail. It is also claimed that local residents in the neighborhood gasped when questioned on the matter. However, Russian money in Türkiye is nothing new. A report of Turkish Statistical Institute highlighted how Russians carried out more than 16,300 real estate transactions in 2022 compared to 5,300 in 2021.