LONDON: Roman Abramovich’s riches at Chelsea and David Beckham’s big money move to Real Madrid have brought a false glow to the transfer market with most English Premier League clubs’ close-season spending limited to petty cash.
Since Russian billionaire Abramovich bought Chelsea in early July the west London club’s outlay on new players has reached almost £75mil.
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