Duff in £17m Chelsea switch
The Republic of Ireland winger finally put pen to paper on a five-year deal worth a reported £70,000-a-week after spending several days considering the offer.
Duff becomes the fourth big signing in new owner Roman Abramovich's Blue revolution which has seen Real Madrid midfielder Geremi, West Ham full-back Glen Johnson and Southampton defender Wayne Bridge all sign up. Last night, the winger explained why he had deliberated for so long on the move to Stamford Bridge. "This was probably the biggest decision of my life and I didn't want to rush it," he said. Duff raised speculation that Manchester United might come in with a counter-bid after asking for the weekend to think over his Chelsea move, even though he had met and been impressed by coach Claudio Ranieri, agreed a salary and the clubs had settled on the fee.