Victorious Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has admitted that he only met the man who appointed him, Roman Abramovich, for the first time when the owner went on the pitch to celebrate with the squad after the Champions League final.
While supremo Abramovich had been widely expected to attend the showpiece after it was switched to Porto, the Russian businessman had managed to keep a reasonably low profile throughout the match, with brief footage circulating on social media of him celebrating Kai Havertz’s first-half winner in the stands.
The funder of Chelsea’s hugely expensive…
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