Source: Daily_Mail
I'm skint: Sorry Chelsea but I don't have £14.5m to pay you, claims Mutu
Sacked: Chelsea terminated Adrian Mutu's contract[LNB]Adrian Mutu hopes to reach a settlement with Chelsea after insisting he does not have the £14.5million penalty levied for breaching his Stamford Bridge contract.[LNB]The Romania striker was sacked by the Blues in 2004 after testing positive for cocaine and after a lengthy legal battle was ordered to hand over the sum to his former employers.[LNB]The 30-year-old, who now plays for Fiorentina, said: 'I have to respect all the decisions which have been made, but I simply don't have that amount of money.[LNB]'It's an enormous figure and I think that there are only four or fiveplayers in the world who have that kind of cash available to them.[LNB][LNB] Battle: Mutu, now with Fiorentina, in action at the weekend is talking to lawyers[LNB]'I am talking to my lawyers and we hope to reach a compromise. Nevertheless, I thank the city of Florence for its support as I'm nowaware that I'm not alone in this battle.'[LNB] Transfer banned Chelsea rocked by Michael Ballack's stunning admission: I may retire after World Cup, reveals German Chelsea academy chief Arnesen at centre of the storm over Lens 'stolen' gem CHELSEA BAN SCANDAL: I warned Blues they were 'stealing' Gael Kakuta but they told me to take cash and shut up, reveals former Lens chief Chelsea ban scandal: African exodus is the next problem for crisis club Chelsea ban scandal: So, who's Gael Kakuta, the kid they call the black Zidane? Chelsea have got previous: The Blues' controversial recruitment policy CHELSEA FC
