Roman Abramovichs tenure as Chelsea owner means the Premier League might have to implement tougher testing for potential owners,according to the competitions chief executive Richard Tom Wilson Jersey Masters.Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003 and oversaw a transformative period for the club, who have since won five Premier League titles andtriumphed five times in the FA Cup, three times in the EFL Cupand the Champions League twice.However, Abramovich was forced to put the Bluesup for sale earlier this year when, after Ru sias invasion of Ukraine, the UK government sanctioned the Ru sianoligarch.Todd Boehly, who also co-owns the Los Angeles Dodgers, led a consortium that eventually bought the club in May, bringing an end to Abramovichs spell at the helm after 19 years.Its difficult to say now, with hindsight, that its all been good, given what has transpired over the last six and a half Alex Ovechkin Jersey months, Masters saidwhen asked for his thoughts on Abramovichs time as a club owner.I think if you ask Chelsea fans, they would give you a different answer. Masters suggested that English football, and in particular the top flight, must now improve on the controls and safeguards they have in place when grantingwould-be owners permi sion to purchase clubs.I think the situation we ended with has given the sport some challenges weve got to meet, he added.Ultimately, there wasnt an owners and directors test when Abramovich took ownership of Chelsea Brett Connolly Jersey , so I suppose the answer to the question is, had there been that in place what would have happened and what safeguards we Mike Gartner Jersey need to build in for the future? There is a rolling test, yes. Prevention is better than cure, isnt it? There wasnt then, there is now, its going to change and part of that actually is probably going to be the strengthening of the annual test.Boehlys purchase of Chelsea went through just before the UK governments deadline of May 31, and Masters explained there was genuine concern over the clubs status.Youre in unique circumstances, nothing like this has happened before, he said.There was obviously a genuine concern the sale wouldnt take place in the timeframe that was available.That didnt happen thankfully. A lot of people worked extremely hard on it at the clubs end, the governments end and the Premier Leagues end to make sure things were running as smoothly as po sible. Were very pleased that it happened, obviously.Masters comments come on Dale Hunter Jersey the eve of the new Premier League season, with Chelsea in action against Everton on Saturday.