这一变化意味着，罗马?阿布拉莫维奇 (Roman Abramovich) 在 2003 年收购切尔西俱乐部时使用的商业模式，即购买一家有潜力的俱乐部，然后花巨资改善球队并将其建立一个全球品牌，现在面临更苛刻的处境。
The change meant that the business model Roman Abramovich initially used at Chelsea in 2003 - buy a club with potential, and then spend heavily to improve the squad and build a global brand - become a tougher proposition.