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Granovskaia, Chelsea's iron lady and old acquaintance

2021-05-05T11:45:25.051Z


Marina Granovskaia, general manager of the English team, is Abramovich's right-hand man and a star of the law firms. Madrid have collided with her on several occasions.


This

Chelsea

has some stars on the pitch, but perhaps the biggest of all is in the offices.

Marina

Granovskaia

, general manager of the English team since 2014, is

Roman

Abramovich's

right-hand man

and one of those responsible for the great sporting and economic moment of the

blues

. All decisions go through his office, which are almost always correct. His good management has allowed Chelsea to spend more than anyone on transfers during the pandemic:

more than 250 million euros.

Its fame for business is known throughout

Europe

. He has carried out millionaire purchases and sales. In fact,

Madrid have had to collide with her on different occasions during the last decade

. The last two, to sign

Courtois

and

Hazard

. Both ended their contract a year after joining the white ranks, but not even with those ranks their price was lowered.

Between the two, 140 million euros were spent (100 on the striker and 40 on the goalkeeper)

. In terms of acquisitions, it has been putting Chelsea at the top for years with hires of the stature of

Fernando

Torres

,

Diego

Costa

,

Kanté

or recently

Werner

,

Ziyech

or

Havertz

.

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However, his best signing came in 2017, when he secured the most profitable sponsorship in club history.

He left

Adidas

to sign with sportswear brand

Nike

in exchange for

€ 66 million per season

.

In addition, it was a long-term agreement (until 2032), for which Chelsea secured 990 million.

The greats of the continent not only know Granovskaia, but also respect her as one of the best managers on the continent. The latest to praise her was

Rummenigge

,

Bayern

CEO

, for her stewardship during the pandemic. "There may be two or three clubs that can oppose the trend. Chelsea's numbers, for example, seem very positive.

Marina Granovskaia has done a very good job,

" commented the manager in The Athletic. Without a doubt, a priceless employee who has managed to take Chelsea to the top.

Source: elparis

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