Source: SKY_Sports
Blues prepared to spend
Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck expects the club to sign at least three new faces this summer and insists owner Roman Abramovich is prepared to pay big money.[LNB] The Blues, who face Everton in the FA Cup final on Saturday, are hoping to appoint a new boss shortly after the showpiece event, with Guus Hiddink set to return to manage Russia.[LNB]AC Milan chief Carlo Ancelotti is the favourite to take over in West London and Buck expects whoever is next in the hot-seat to be able to tinker with an inherited squad.[LNB]However, it is also expected that Chelsea will look to fund new arrivals by allowing players to leave the club. [LNB]ExpensiveBuck told Chelsea TV: "We expect three or four players to leave and three or four players to come in.[LNB]"We would like to fund those purchases with the transfer fees we receive but, having said that, if the right player comes along, even if he's an expensive player, Roman is willing to do what if it makes sense for Chelsea Football Club.[LNB]"So we'll all just have to see how the summer progresses and see what the club looks like when training starts in early July."[LNB]Meanwhile, Buck expects Chelsea to have a new manager in place, "sooner rather than later".[LNB]HomeworkHe said: "When Guus came here in February the board knew it was only a temporary assignment. No one believed us but we knew then and we know now that it was only a temporary assignment.[LNB]"So at that moment we started the process of thinking about who our next manager would be.[LNB]"We've done our homework and we would hope that quite probably, sooner rather than later, we will announce the manager for next season and beyond.[LNB]"We're looking for the kind of person that can win trophies for Chelsea Football Club in an entertaining way year after year after year."[LNB]
