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At the point when Roman Abramovich initially chose to purchase an English group in 2003, he and his consultants drew up a five-club waitlist: Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. A source near Abramovich at the time let ESPN know that contact was made with Spurs director Daniel Levy, while Arsenal informed Abramovich they were not available to be purchased. Liverpool were precluded, and United's asking cost was believed to be excessively high at £500m, however Abramovich previously had plans on London, not least since he previously claimed property in Knightsbridge, one of the most rich pieces of the city.

Chelsea were in a weak state. Then, at that point CEO Trevor Birch told the players before their last round of the 2002-03 season that triumph was crucial for assist the club with staying away from monetary ruin. Denmark winger Jesper Gronkjaer scored the objective that got a 2-1 win over Liverpool and guaranteed Chelsea of Champions League capability with a fourth-place association finish. A month and a half later, Abramovich purchased the club for £140m and quickly started burning through cash on top players to close the hole on Manchester United and Arsenal.

"The Gronkjaer objective is likely the main objective throughout the entire existence of Chelsea," Kieran Maguire, creator of "The Price of Football," told ESPN. "Whether Abramovich would have purchased the club without Champions League football is the issue, however that unquestionably helped get it done. The absolute spending in the Premier League in 2002-03 was £187m. In 2003-04, it multiplied to £390m. It never plunged down to those levels later. Abramovich was a contributing element in the expansion in player buys as well as the speed increase of wages too."