Stuck In IDR 11.2 Billion Weekly Fees, Roman Abramovich Seeks IDR 18.8 Billion Emergency Loans From His Rich Friends

Roman Abramovich (Instagram @_roman_abramovich_)

JAKARTA - After his assets were frozen by the British government, Roman Abramovich was in a difficult situation. The owner of the Chelsea club contacted his wealthy friends for an emergency loan.

Abramovich is currently in the process of trying to sell the Blues, although it is not clear how this process will work without the Government taking over the London club.

According to a report published in The Sun, Abramovich is seeking around £1 million to stay afloat as the power of sanctions begins to weigh on him.

The report shows Abramovich still has a weekly fee of around £600.000 to pay his staff, but he can no longer access the money.

As such, he has enlisted several celebrity friends as well as the Rothschild family for loans of around £1 million each.

So far, no one has approved the loan. The reason is, with Abramovich's situation facing government sanctions around the world, they are clearly afraid of the consequences if found lending their funds to Russian tycoons.

So far, Abramovich vehemently denied that he was close to President Vladimir Putin. However, this claim was later undermined by the fact that the Chelsea owners were part of the Russia/Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul.