A Premier League bad boy once found himself in hot water after bonking a Transylvanian temptress and 'sucking her blood like a vampire' - but that was just the start of his troubles
08:00, 13 Jan 2026Updated 08:09, 13 Jan 2026
Mutu signed for Chelsea in 2003
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Adrian Mutu lived a rollercoaster life and career(Image: ExpressStar)
A former Premier League bad boy earned himself quite the reputation over the years for his wild off-pitch behaviour.
Serie A hero Adrian Mutu scored goals like they were going out of fashion in Italy before he crashed back down to earth with a huge thud after off-the-pitch scandals and controversies grabbed headlines when he moved to the Premier League and signed for moneybags Chelsea back in 2003.
Mutu, who celebrated his 47th birthday last week (January 8), grew up in Calinesti, Romania, with his mathematician dad and his computer operator mum. His normal upbringing gave no indication of the wild life he would forge through a turbulent football career - or his penchant for getting kinky with the opposite sex.
Adrian Mutu was top of then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri's shopping list when he arrived at Stamford Bridge
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Adrian Mutu was top of then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri's shopping list when he arrived at Stamford Bridge(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
A goal spree for his native Dinamo Bucharest alerted Inter Milan to his talents and a move to Serie A followed, before his performances for Parma earned him a Ballon d'Or nomination.
But his troubles escalated after he joined Chelsea in 2003 - a £15m star signing approved by former owner Roman Abramovich after then-manager Claudio Ranieri identified him as his top target. However, it's his actions off the pitch that Mutu is best remembered for at Stamford Bridge.
In 2004, he found himself in hot water after being caught in a sting with an adult film actress in Romania. His dalliance with adult star Laura Andresan was front page news in his homeland, after he allegedly sucked blood from the cut finger of the 'Transylvanian temptress', before they had intimate relations on a kitchen table.
Adult actress Laura Andreson claimed a cut finger led to some blood sucking before she and Adrian Mutu got intimate on a kitchen table
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Adult actress Laura Andreson claimed a cut finger led to some blood sucking before she and Adrian Mutu got intimate on a kitchen table(Image: )
Adult actress Laura Andresan romped with then Chelsea star Adrian Mutu
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Adult actress Laura Andresan romped with then Chelsea star Adrian Mutu(Image: )
Laura claimed Mutu "sucked my blood like a vampire" after she cut her finger chopping fruit. The diva from Dracula country added: "I was very surprised - even though I'm from Transylvania."
When he returned that summer to meet Chelsea's new manager, Jose Mourinho, the gaffer seemed uninterested due to rumours about Mutu's partying. Mutu would go on to claim that the Portuguese boss would favour his star signing Didier Drogba over him.
Even though Abramovich hoped for big things from his star signing, Mutu only made two substitute appearances before his next disaster struck. He was called up for international duty after missing three weeks at Chelsea due to injury.
"Mourinho said I was injured but it's not true," claimed Mutu. "I have been in good condition for five days and he knew that." Not one to stay quiet, Mourinho responded publicly. It led to a feud between two of the Premier League's big names.
LONDON - AUGUST 30: Adrian Mutu of Chelsea starts to celebrate scoring a goal that was later disallowed during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge on August 30, 2003 in London. (Photo By Ben Radford/Getty Images)
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Adrian Mutu claims he could have 'easily' won the Ballon d'Or(Image: Ben Radford, Getty Images)
Mourinho hit Mutu with the biggest fine possible, a whopping £120,000, but that was just the start of the drama. Chelsea gave him the boot for failing a drugs test, which showed he had cocaine in his blood.
The club said: "We want to make clear that Chelsea has a zero tolerance policy towards drugs. This applies to both performance-enhancing drugs or so-called 'recreational' drugs. They have no place at our club or in sport."
Mutu was banned from football for seven months by The FA, but he said he never took cocaine. He said he only used something to spice up his love life. "I am not hooked on drugs," Mutu insisted. "I categorically deny this." The only reason I took what I took was because I wanted to improve my sexual performance. It may be funny but it is true. I did not take cocaine. I took something to make me feel good."
However, he since admitted to the Telegraph that he did take cocaine. "Taking cocaine during my time at Chelsea was the worst decision I could have made in my career," he said. "I was alone and sad, but neither depression nor anything else justified my actions. I should have asked for help, and I didn't.
Adrian Mutu with his second wife, model Consuelo Matos Gomez, at a Milan fashion show
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Adrian Mutu with his second wife, model Consuelo Matos Gomez, at a Milan fashion show(Image: WireImage)
"However, you learn from everything in life, and that lesson made me a better person – much more mature and self-aware. And I'm proud of that."
Mutu, who went on to marry Dominican model Consuelo Matos Gomez and have two daughters together before a divorce in 2015, was sacked by Chelsea for breach of contract.
The Romanian also believes his drug use meant he missed out on winning the Ballon d'Or. "I've reflected on that many times," Mutu asserted. "I believe that for more than a season, I was amongst the best players in the world, so I could have won it easily. But bad decisions prevented me from doing so. I try not to beat myself up about it."
He managed to get back into football with Juventus - as a bit part player for the side that won two league titles but had them both revoked due to the Calciopoli scandal - yet the mess with Chelsea continued to hang over Mutu. After the club fired him, they went after him for £15.2million.
Mutu and Chelsea fought in court for years. His last appeal got chucked out in October 2018 and neither side have offered an update since, although speaking in 2018, the Blues said they were still actively pursuing the damages owed to them.
Adrian Mutu
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Adrian Mutu was able to refind some sort of form in Florence(Image: )
Adrian Mutu with his third and current wife, former model and Miss Romania contestant Sandra
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Adrian Mutu with his third and current wife, former model and Miss Romania contestant Sandra(Image: instagram/sandra01mutu)
Despite his shame, and another nine-month drugs ban after a positive test for appetite suppressant sibutramine while at Fiorentina in 2010, he did resurrect his career with la Viola, scoring 54 goals in 112 appearances. But his extra curricular activities were still off the wall.
Mutu starred in a music video with rap legend Snoop Dogg, sitting in a nightclub with a gorgeous girl on his arm at a table filled with champagne and cigars of course. Yet he also got a law degree and confessed his love of reading poetry.
He said living in Florence helped him stay calm, while he married again, tying the knot with former model and Miss Romania contestant Sandra Bachici, 15 years his junior, with whom he had a fourth child.
Stunning Sandra is some 15 years Adrian Mutu's junior
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Stunning Sandra is some 15 years Adrian Mutu's junior (Image: instagram/sandra01mutu)
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"Florence is home for me," Mutu explained. "People here love me and I have forgotten about the cocaine and my sad time in London."
He went on to say his agent had explained there were offers from Premier League clubs to return to England. But he insisted: "Without meaning any offence, I would not go back to London if they paid me a fortune in gold."
Mutu said: "I've got nothing against English people. They are very nice and they are crazy for football, and the Premier League is clearly a great competition, but nowhere is as good as Florence for me."