Roman Abramovich is suing an author and her publisher for ‘false or misleading statements’ which he believes are damaging not only his reputation but that of Chelsea.
The West London club’s owner has filed a defamation suit against Catherine Belton, who wrote Putin’s People, and HarperCollins.
Belton’s book includes claims from Sergei Pugachev that Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003 on the personal orders of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin.
After months of unproductive discussions with HarperCollins, 54-year-old billionaire Abramovich has decided to take the legal route.