sheikhs and the city
It was just another manic monday.They had the whole summer to themselves, yet clubs seem to get kicks out of doing last-minute business on D-Day.
We knew all along that Berbatov would end up at OT, no matter what. The move finally materialised just 20 minutes from midnight.
After the chain-smokin Bulgarian hitman, the focus of the transfer rumour mill had been on Real crybaby Robinho.
Kenyan & Co. were so cocksure of turning him into a Blue that they even started selling his shirts.
Man, they had another thing comin!
Enter the Arabian Abramovich(es).
The Abu Dhabi Investment Group was just what the doctor had ordered for bankrupt Thaksin's woes and the new Man City owners didn't waste any time in testing the greed quotient of some of the top clubs in Europe.
Soon, David Villa, Mario Gomez, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Berbatov and Robinho were all wanted men.
Caught between the devil and the deep sea, Real were always the likeliest to blink first and soon enough, their squad was looking quite weak upfront but the coffers swelled with petro dollars... 61.6 million to be exact.
Ye can well imagine the real Abramovich's reaction!
With every big-money takeover, the Premier League is thankfully becoming a level-playing field. Chelsea ain't the only super-rich bully around anymore.
Gawd knows how this story's gonna pan out, but let's enjoy the ride while it lasts.
posted by downincognito @ 4:00 PM
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