Real admit Roman may take Galacticos

Real Madrid’s director of football Jorge Valdano admits that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has the financial clout to lure some of his club’s ‘Galacticos’ to Stamford Bridge.

Real had apparently cornered the market in spectacular transfer coups since construction magnate Florentino Perez became club president in 2000 but since last summer Russian oil billionaire Abramovich has become the new big spender in European football.