Chelsea's Adrian Mutu in action at Stamford Bridge in August 2003. Photo: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images
Chelsea's Adrian Mutu in action at Stamford Bridge in August 2003. Photo: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images
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Adrian Mutu is remembered for one thing in England. And it is the thing he wishes everyone would forget.
In August 2003, Chelsea signed Mutu for £16 million as the club spent lavishly with Roman Abramovich’s money freshly invested in the club. Damien Duff, Juan Sebastián Verón, Joe Cole, Hernán Crespo and Claude Makélélé were among those to arrive at the same time.