Bates blasts Blues

07 September 2009 08:00
Former Chelsea chairman Ken Bates believes the Blues' transfer ban is the result of a wider practice that sees top clubs trade young players "like horsemeat". Carlo Ancelotti's side were rocked this week by a FIFA ban on signing any players during the next two transfer windows after luring teenager Gael Kakuta from Lens, a decision they intend to appeal. Bates, successfully won a reported £5million compensation payment from the Blues in 2006 after they signed teenagers Michael Woods and Tom Taiwo from Leeds, told the Daily Mail: "Right now some of these boys are just being traded like horsemeat." He added: "They are like Japanese fishing trawlers, just sweeping up everything in their nets. "The problem here is that the big clubs are stripping the small clubs of their youngsters."

Source: Eurosport