Foreign investment has been good for Premier League - Neville

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Former England defender Gary Neville believes Roman Abramovich and other foreign owners have been good for the Premier League, saying the English top flight has become more competitive as a result. Russian businessman Abramovich said on Wednesday he would sell Chelsea Football Club, 19 years after buying

Former England defender Gary Neville believes Roman Abramovich and other foreign owners have been good for the Premier League, saying the English top flight has become more competitive as a result.

Abramovich said that a sale was in the best interests of the reigning European champions, and Neville, speaking at the Financial Times Football Business Summit before news broke of Chelsea's sale, defended the metals magnate and overseas investment in the English game. "New money into Chelsea, Blackburn all those years ago when Jack Walker put money in, Leicester City winning the league, Manchester City and the Abu Dhabi wealth, I do believe we are a stronger league for it, more competitive and admired all around the world."

"I don't believe the hierarchy in elite football that exists is going to go away," he added."They want more money, they're in it to create more wealth for themselves.

 

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