03 Mei 2011

Rom plans £80m Chelsea spree

'SEXY' PLANS ... Blues owner Abramovich
'SEXY' PLANS ... Blues owner Abramovich

ROMAN ABRAMOVICH is ready to spend another £80million this summer to bring 'sexy football' to Chelsea.

The Russian billionaire wants the Blues to play a more thrilling and attacking style next season.

He made a start by bankrolling the £72m deals for Fernando Torres and David Luiz.

The Blues owner is targeting three main roles - a creative midfielder, a flying winger and a classy right-back - and has told chief executive Ron Gourlay to draw up a wish-list.

The targets are believed to include the likes of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas, Tottenham's Gareth Bale and Dutch defender Gregory van der Wiel.

Wesley Sneijder, Thomas Muller, Adam Johnson, Matt Jarvis, Ashley Young, Jack Rodwell, Marouane Fellaini, Luka Modric and Andrey Arshavin are other possibilities - all of who can inject pace into an ageing squad.

A Blues insider said: "Roman has always wanted to see a Chelsea side that played what he calls 'sexy football.'

"He'd rather see a match where they win 4-3 in swashbuckling style than grind out a 1-0 result."

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