£95mill for Chelsea This Summer

[Scott]

From The Guardian:

Chelsea's summer of spending has continued with the long-awaited signing of Manchester United-bound Nigerian teenager John Obi Mikel for £16million.
The champions have agreed to pay United £12m and £4m to Lyn Oslo, the Norwegian club where the midfielder was playing before the bizarre saga began. He signed for United in April 2005, but then claimed he had been pressured into doing so.

Coming after the arrival of Michael Ballack, Andriy Shevchenko and Salomon Kalou, it means Chelsea have now committed around £95m to transfer fees and additional wages as they prepare for a renewed assault on the Champions League

[Busby Boy]

It'll all go down hill and blow up in their faces. Players will start to refuse them because Kalou & Mikel will get the same treatment as Parker, C.Cole & SWP!

[tomo]

I agree with you mufcadz. Players will start to realize that shit loads of money is not worth being a benchwarmer.

[Red Yank]

95 mil....oh my. Ridiculous if you ask me...like rich kids in a candy store. They're more intent on just buying a whole load of talent rather than developing it...I had more respect for the old Chelsea. I don't dislike them because they've won the title or because they have money but because they have this apparent hording mentality. They spend as if they didn't have talent already...well if it does backfire then they'll have no young loyal players to fight for them.

[stretfordend99]

... i cant comprehend that amount of money ... Chelsea just doesnt give a shit.. thats like a tenth of a billion quid... shiiitt