In the Daily Mail it states that Roman has pulled the plug in buying players for Chelsea, he has said that they should make money like other clubs do.
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John Terry and Frank Lampard are set to leave Chelsea after Roman Abramovich's decision to stop pumping unlimited funds into the club.
The two England internationals have been told they will not be given parity in their pay packets with Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack as they attempt to thrash out new deals.
And Abramovich has insisted he is not interested in remaining as the key decision maker at Stamford Bridge.
Jose Mourinho will stay as manager but Chelsea will not be ploughing vast fortunes into the transfer market, according to a report in The Sun.
The Russian owner has fallen out of love with the club and wants to spend more time abroad and with his new girlfriend Daria Zhukova.
And it is said that Chelsea's three signings this season will be on free transfers with Steve Sidwell having been snapped up from Reading.
Central defender Alex to join from PSV Eindhoven and Claudio Pizzaro being landed from Bayern Munich.
It is a far cry from the millions splashed out by Abramovich on top stars like Shevchenko and Shaun Wright-Phillips.
And it could spell long-term trouble for Chelsea as they may have to sell unsettled Lampard and Terry to generate further funds.
It also means they may struggle to keep up with the pace set by Manchester United while Liverpool and Arsenal will both be stronger next season with Spurs also making progress in their rear view mirror.
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Will Chelsea survive in the top 4 now?
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