ROMAN ABROMAVICH DOWN TO HIS LAST $14 BILLION

MEGA-RICH Chelsea tycoon Roman Abramovich has axed Christmas bonuses for his superyacht crew after losing at least THREE BILLION POUNDS in the credit crunch.
The Russian magnate – who is thought to be down to his last £7billion – has also ordered a pay freeze for staff on his £72million floating palace Pelorus.
But last night angry crew members branded him Scroogeski for ordering the cutbacks – while still paying stars like Blues idol Frank Lampard £150,000-a-week.

Cutting costs ... Abramovich
One said: “If he sold just one player, the savings from their wages would give us a good Christmas and a New Year rise with lots to spare.
“Bosses point out he’s a good employer and deserves loyalty during the downturn, but his footballers have been left untouched. It’s people on modest pay making sacrifices not the stars with their huge mansions.”
Oil rich Abramovich, 42, and new love Daria Zhukova, 27, regularly entertain guests aboard 377ft Pelorus, currently at St Barts in the Caribbean.
And the 50-strong crew normally receive a month’s wages as their Christmas bonus. Red Rom’s bid to scupper spending is the most telling of a swathe of austerity measures since the value of his assets crashed.

He was named Britain’s second-richest man in April with an estimated fortune of £11.7billion. But experts say that has plunged at least £3billion.
Sunday Times Rich List compiler Philip Beresford said: “If you’re three thousand million pounds down it makes sense to cut costs.
“He has been very badly hit and it’s no wonder even he is tightening his belt.
“Chelsea stars too may get a shock next time they negotiate pay deals!”