Billionaire and former owner of Chelsea Football Club Roman Abramovich transferred a secret stake in a Russian media giant to two of Vladimir 's close friends, according to leaked documents seen by investigative journalists.The report, based on leaked documents, states that the $40million deal in 2010 (£26m at the time) is the 'clearest paper trail yet' linking Abramovich, 57, and the Russian president financially.Close ties between the pair have been long been reported. Abramovich is understood to be the man who recommended Putin to Boris Yeltsin as the man to succeed him, which he did in 1999, and are said to have been allies since.
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