Chelsea reported profit of $ 2.2 million for the period ending June 30 , 2012 . It is the first time the English club has been in black since Roman Abramovich took over . Russian has bankrolled Chelsea in recent years but new rules threaten to curb this . `` Going forward , I think that puts Chelsea in a strong position to remain competitive at domestic level but also international level . '' Chelsea claims it now has the fifth largest turnover of any team in Europe .
Chelsea reported profit of $ 2.2 million for the period ending June 30 , 2012 . It is the first time the English club has been in black since Roman Abramovich took over . Russian has bankrolled Chelsea in recent years but new rules threaten to curb this . Chelsea claims it now has the fifth largest turnover of any team in Europe .