Chelsea's players have denied they spent more than
£100,000 on drinks at Salomon Kalou's birthday party earlier this
week.
The club's stars were alleged to have spent £120,000 on drinks
at an exclusive Mayfair nightclub at a party to celebrate the Ivory
Coast striker's 24th birthday.
But the club and players claim the sums involved have been
"greatly exaggerated".
A statement issued by Chelsea read: "Further to media reports
that have appeared alleging that Chelsea players attending Salomon
Kalou's birthday party on Wednesday night spent £120,000 on drinks,
the club and the players totally deny the facts and implications of
these reports.
"None of the Chelsea players spent these extravagant sums.
Whilst many players attended their team-mate's party, it was in
fact hosted and generously paid for by friends of Salomon and even
then the sums involved have been greatly exaggerated.
"We are consulting our lawyers on behalf of Chelsea and the
players and it is guaranteed that formal complaints will follow
against those media outlets which published these false
claims."
-Football365
