The Age of Desperation: From Chelsea to Arsenal, via Manchester, Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle
The transfer deadline day madness that resulted in Chelsea spending 70m+ and two new entries on the most expensive football transfers list had people wondering what had happened to the 'age of austerity' as brought about by the financial crunch and UEFA Financial Fair Play policy. It's not every day that 24m and 27m buys (Bent and Dzeko) are a forgotten footnote in transfer spending.
SoccerLens @ Feb 2, 2011 10:44 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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