Fancy! Chelsea owner gives each of his players a top-end watch
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich justifies spending R155 000 (!) on each watch by saying the team 'created history'.
Can you afford to be late for training when your owner gives you a R155 000 watch? Photo: Hublot.com
Chelsea players won’t be able to blame the lack of a watch if they arrive late for training in future after as club owner Roman Abramovich gave each of them one as a gift for winning the Premier League.
The Hublot watches – which cost approximately R155 000 each and are a unique design with a Chelsea lion on the face – were displayed on Instagram by Brazilian winger Willian and England Under-21 midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah.
“On behalf of Mr Abramovich and also on behalf of the board of directors of the club, congratulations on creating history during the 2016/17 season,” read the message from chairman Bruce Buck published in the Daily Mail.
“It’s been a campaign to remember. Keep the blue flag flying.”
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