Vieri: “I Spoke With Chelsea But Stayed With Inter As I Was Happy”

In an interview with British newspaper The Sun, former Inter striker Christian Vieri defended the big money moves that clubs make these days having previously been the most expensive player in the world himself.

“No one’s putting a gun to the club’s heads. They have the money, they do the maths and they will buy whatever they want. Now, it’s a big market, not only for winning titles, but selling shirts, tickets for games and rights. Big clubs have to buy big players, that’s how it is and how it has always been,” he said.

Vieri then spoke on almost joining Chelsea while at Inter.

“I spoke with Chelsea. I think it was around 2004 when Sven-Göran Eriksson was supposed to go there as manager. I was with him at Lazio, so we were speaking. But, in the end, I was happy at Milan and we didn’t do anything. The Premier League is hard physically. It’s easier in Italy, because you don’t get hit that much!”