Roman Abramovich has rubbished suggestions he has decided
to curb his spending on players at Chelsea.
Billionaire Russian businessman Abramovich bought The Blues in 2003
and his financial muscle enabled Chelsea to scoop the Premiership
crown in 2005 and 2006.
He dipped into the kitty last summer in order to sign Andrei
Shevchenko, but his chequebook remained shut during the January
transfer window at a time when Jose Mourinho was in dire need of
defensive reinforcements.
Chelsea were pipped to the Premiership crown by Manchester United
and recent reports claimed Abramovich had informed his board that
they would have to manage without his backing in the transfer
market.
This, though, has been dismissed by Abramovich who claims it will
be business as usual at Stamford Bridge this summer.
"This is absolute nonsense," he told Ekho Moskvy radio station on
the prospect of no longer spending in the transfer market
"Everything will remain the same. My relationship with Chelsea has
not changed and I wouldn't want to change anything."
