Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas admitted to the fact that the club cannot match the spending power and reach to the newest talent like rivals Manchester City do.

Villas-Boas said, ““We have access to the best talent but not to the extent City have, with their financial power.
“Maybe in the past we had it, but not in the sense of how it was applied this season. I don’t think you can compare the two squads. I think theirs is a lot better.
“When the top team has access to buy from their title rivals, you can build something extraordinary, which we had in the past.
“You can’t expect Chelsea to buy from City and United, and maybe Tottenham and Liverpool – teams competing for the top four.”
“I don’t know if economic power has a direct influence on the choice-making of players.
“People could have gone to City because of the project that wa...