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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has net worth plunge down by enormous £2.4bn as coronavirus ravages financial markets

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has seen his net worth fall by a staggering £2.4billion already this year.

The coronavirus outbreak has ravaged financial markets, although Abramovich still has a fortune of around £10.95billion.

As reported by The Moscow Times, so far in 2020 Russia's leading billionaires have lost a combined total of £50.6billion.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has seen his net worth fall by u00a32.4billion already this year

Abramovich has owned Chelsea since 2003 but hasn't been to England since May 2018, when the government failed to renew his visa.

In the ensuing period Abramovich has turned down four offers for Chelsea, including one from LA Dodgers' billionaire owner Todd Boehly.