Team-mates will pay for Terry rise
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The first signs that Chelsea intend to curb their lavish spending have emerged during the fraught negotiations over a new contract for captain John Terry. The 26-year-old defender, the clubÂ’s talisman and most valuable long-term asset, has been told that any deal has to comply with new restrictions. This is despite Chelsea initially suggesting a nine-year deal taking the England captain to the end of his career.
The club intend to cap the amount of money they spend on wages at the current 76 per cent of turnover and for the financial year ending June 30, 2006, salaries accounted for £114million of the £150m turnover.
This does not mean that Chelsea will not pay Terry £120,000-a-week parity with top earners Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko that the player believes he is worth. But the extra investment in JT will have to come at the expense of others in the squad.
This firm negotiating stance shows that owner Roman Abramovich, having just settled his mammoth divorce, is starting to count the hundreds of millions it is costing him to fulfil his ambition of making Chelsea the worldÂ’s most successful club.
Abramovich also knows that he faces a multimillion pound compensation battle with boss Jose Mourinho, who looks increasingly likely to depart at the end of the season. Mourinho is under contract until 2010 and will want more than the £4m it cost to sack predecessor Claudio Ranieri. -
Is Roman finally feeling the pinch? After inflating the prices of so many players who aren't even worth the pricetag Chelsea got them for, and the outrageous sum of weekly wage some players get...
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women, never underestimate them.
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What has it got to do with women.Originally posted by stellazio:women, never underestimate them. 
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is this the start of their downfall??
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erm, the divorce money?Originally posted by Slipshade:What has it got to do with women. -
Roman had an affair.Originally posted by stellazio:erm, the divorce money? -
I bet all this will impact Peter Ratyon also...
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I think he don't even care whats going on... He probably only interested that his fat monthly pay cheque from Roman is credited into his back account on time...Originally posted by iceFatboy:I bet all this will impact Peter Ratyon also...
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Maybe they should deduct Hilario's salary and pay Terry ... Afterall, why do they need 4 goalkeepers for?
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Roman only paid out 300 mil as a divorce settlement. That is like peanuts compared to the 20+ billions he has -
i think roman abramovich is regretting it, pumping Chelsea with all the money, spoiling the club's history, although their history not that great.
although they are the champs for two years round, arsenal, manu and liverpool have a much larger fan base and i think the world has more respect for the Big three rather than for chelsea as their team bought medals and not win it -
dont all rich man?Originally posted by Slipshade:Roman had an affair. -
nopeOriginally posted by dragg:dont all rich man?
at least not the richest man in the world