Bruce Buck and Marina Granovskaia are set to lose out on millions in bonus payments following their departures from Chelsea.
A significant part of the £50million package agreed with new owner Todd Boehly for their work on the sale was tied to them continuing at Stamford Bridge after the takeover, and will therefore not be paid in full.
Buck and Granovskaia will still receive millions in transaction fees from the new ownership, but the speed of their departures from the club this week has taken many by surprise.
During the sale process, Buck made it clear he wanted to remain chairman, while Granovskaia offered to stay in her role running the football side of the business until the end of the transfer window in August.