roman to stop buying players for chelsea?

[the wombats]

John Terry and Frank Lampard are set to leave Chelsea after Roman Abramovich's decision to stop pumping unlimited funds into the club.

The two England internationals have been told they will not be given parity in their pay packets with Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack as they attempt to thrash out new deals.

And Abramovich has insisted he is not interested in remaining as the key decision maker at Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho will stay as manager but Chelsea will not be ploughing vast fortunes into the transfer market, according to a report in The Sun.

The Russian owner has fallen out of love with the club and wants to spend more time abroad and with his new girlfriend Daria Zhukova.

And it is said that Chelsea's three signings this season will be on free transfers with Steve Sidwell having been snapped up from Reading.

Central defender Alex to join from PSV Eindhoven and Claudio Pizzaro being landed from Bayern Munich.

It is a far cry from the millions splashed out by Abramovich on top stars like Shevchenko and Shaun Wright-Phillips.

And it could spell long-term trouble for Chelsea as they may have to sell unsettled Lampard and Terry to generate further funds.

It also means they may struggle to keep up with the pace set by Manchester United while Liverpool and Arsenal will both be stronger next season with Spurs also making progress in their rear view mirror.

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this should be interesting to see how much chelsea now change....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=458146&in_page_id=1771&ICO=SPORT&ICL=TOPART

[:Hazel]

:O too right. im glad though, the more money teams like that have the bigger the gap gets.

[summer]

Good move I think. I bet Sidwell will be a million times better than Ballack is for them. Maybe this is best for the club, who knows?

[Tom H]

Abramovich has stopped his game of splash the cash because he's seeing his bank balance eat away. Terry & Lampard want new contracts, I think lampard might leave, as much as people don't think that.

[gosling]

Great news for everyone. If Liverpool's yanks spend well (as expected), I can see them being United's main contenders next year (Alves, Eto'o, Tevez, Pedersen). Hopefully this marks the end of Chelsea's brief stint at the top? :D

[Hellspencer]

chelsea shouldnt even be top 4 they ised to finish around 8-5 until they got the money i hope they get no more money spent on them

[jamie-yuh-2k6]

John Terry wont move
Lampard might.

Man utd Have already Signed
anderson
nani and
owen hargreaves

Man utd will win it next yr agen

[Scouse]

byebye chelsea :eusa_clap

[jamie-yuh-2k6]

I Hope Chelsea Go Like Leeds =] Hehe

[Jamie!]

well, he was always going to stop spending at sometime..

[Jamie!]

they've just made their 3rd signing today, claudio pizzaro arriving on a free from munich.

[Hoodstar]

They've made 3 signings this summer. Not one costing a penny (In direct transfer fee's but there will be obvious signing on bonuses)

Sidwell - Free transfer from reading
Pizarro - Free transfer from Bayurn Munich
Alex - Ended his 3 Year loan spell at PSV after gaining a work-permit.

[FlyingJesus]

chelsea shouldnt even be top 4 they ised to finish around 8-5 until they got the money i hope they get no more money spent on them

What are you on about? Chelsea have always been a top-four team...

[danny-dyer]

u watch chelsea fall 2 pieces...

[Simmzay]

Maybe Chelsea realize the way to create a successful team is from the ground up, bringing up players with experience around them then creating a huge profit when such players turn world class.

I always thought Roman bought Chelsea for more than just pleasure - he's a money maker.

[Sharpsterz]

the fact of the matter is that there not going to go skint lol

[Jordie]

What are you on about? Chelsea have always been a top-four team...


no they havent, not always:)

[Swp.]

i dont think chelsea will drop from top 4 i was watching skysports and chelsea r looking to buy people to take over from the people who will be in the african nations so they must have some money to spend on players

[Jordie]

i dont think chelsea will drop from top 4 i was watching skysports and chelsea r looking to buy people to take over from the people who will be in the african nations so they must have some money to spend on players


yeh drogba and kalou are going to african nations
two key players they will be missing:)