Sheva returned to AC Milan on a 12-month loan last
night, two years after joining Chelsea for a British record £30.8m.
While SWP is heading back to Manchester City for £9m. That
represents a £12m loss on the England winger, who cost Chelsea £21m
when they bought him in July 2005.
Talks have opened between the clubs and City boss Mark
Hughes has been given the all-clear by owner Thaksin Shinawatra
despite his current problems. The former Thai Prime Minister has
had his £800m fortune frozen by the Bangkok authorities after
fleeing bail to avoid fraud and corruption charges. But Shinawatra
is assuring Hughes that funds are still available for signings.
Chelsea boss Phil Scolari has made it clear SWP, 26,
does not figure in his plans and the player did not even make the
bench for Sunday’s 1-0 win at Wigan. While Scolari has been told
the Robinho deal is just a matter of hours away.
With Shevchenko gone and Didier Drogba out for another
month with a knee injury, Nicolas Anelka is currently Chelsea’s
only fit striker for Sunday’s game with Tottenham.
But Real are finally ready to sell Robinho. Despite
being an unused sub, he was booed at the Bernabeu during Sunday’s
4-2 win against Valencia in the Spanish Super Cup.
The Brazilian was called a “mercenary” and abused by a
group of fans as he left the team hotel. Real president Ramon
Calderon said: “Nobody is going to be kept at the club against
their will.”
Chelsea’s latest financial figures revealed the club
are £736m in debt with £578m of that owed to Abramovich in an
interest-free loan. Since those figures were released, they have
paid a further £24m for Deco and Jose Bosingwa.
