Blatter unhappy at Premier League spending

FIFA PRESIDENT Sepp Blatter is still trying to find a way of curbing the Premier League’s spending power.

Although the indications are Manchester City will fail in their efforts to lure Samuel Eto’o away from Barcelona, Blatter remains deeply troubled at the migration of talent to England.

It could be pointed out Real Madrid are the ones who have done the big spending this summer, twice smashing the world transfer fee record, first to buy Kaka, then Cristiano Ronaldo, who will cost an amazing €94m from Manchester United.

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