Chelsea paying on the double for signings, says Wenger

ARSENE WENGER declared that Chelsea were paying double the normal market value of players such as Shaun Wright-Phillips as he refused to be lured into wasting his remaining transfer kitty.

Wright-Phillips, the 23-year-old adopted son of former Arsenal legend Ian Wright, had been tipped as a potential Highbury signing before Chelsea swooped at a cost of £21 million.

With Asier del Horno also recruited, while Michael Essien could still be on his way to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have continued their multi-million pound spending spree.