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Former London attacker, Romanian Adrian Mutu, may leave the great football world. This was stated by the player a few days after the London club management decided to dismiss the Romanian national team striker, who used cocaine.
"Chelsea" expressed their strict stance on drugs with this decision. The player was caught after a routine blood test taken in September showed a positive result for doping. Later, the player himself admitted that during one party he used cocaine to "have a better time in bed."
Now Mutu, who came to "Chelsea" from the "Parma" club in August 2003 for £15.8 million, spoke about how the London club ruined his career: "Chelsea ruined me and I can't imagine what to do next. I am completely shocked at their decision (to dismiss me - ed.)"
"I thought they wouldn't pay me a salary until I was disqualified, but I never expected to be dismissed. Why didn't they wait a bit? Now my career is ruined. I could even end my career. What else do I have?"
Meanwhile, Arsenal's head coach Arsene Wenger did not rule out the possibility of acquiring the Romanian after serving his disqualification: "When his disqualification ends, he will be the same player as the others. He has the right to start over and will be free to negotiate with all clubs. I think I will meet him and listen to what he has to say."
"There have been many players in England who used drugs and then defended the honor of famous clubs again. I have no doubt that there will be famous clubs that will give him another chance," said the Arsenal coach.
EuroFootball.com provides a brief biography of Adriano Mutu.
He was born on January 8, 1979, in the town of Calinesti, Romania;
In 1996, he signed a contract with the "Arges-Dancia" club, where he spent two and a half seasons;
In 1999, he moved to Bucharest's "Dinamo." In 20 games, he scored 18 goals in the first half of the 1999/2000 season, attracting the attention of Milan's "Inter";
In January 2000, he moved to "Inter," but in ten games, he did not score a goal and in July, he moved to "Verona";
In March 2000, he made his debut in the European 2000 qualification match against Greece. Became a favorite among the country's fans for his excellent performance in the 2000 European Championship, where the Romanian national team reached the quarterfinals;
In 2002, he moved to "Parma" for $12 million as "Verona" was relegated from "Serie-A." He scored two goals in two UEFA Cup matches;
In 2003, together with Brazilian Adriano, he became the best attacking duo in "Parma's history. The Parma club finished fifth in "Serie-A". Mutu remains in second place in the most results players list with 18 goals. The Romanian is elected captain of "Parma" for the next season;
In 2003, he was accused of beating his wife, Romanian TV presenter Alexandra Dimu;
In August 2003, he moved to London's "Chelsea" for £15.8 million. He scored four goals in his first three games, but only scored twice in the remaining games;
In 2003, he was voted the best Romanian player;
In August 2004, he was nearly loaned to "Juventus," but the clubs did not agree on the details of the contract;
On October 18, Mutu denied that his blood test showed he used drugs. In the evening, "Chelsea" confirmed that the player's drug test was positive;
On October 19, Mutu admitted to using drugs and asked not to take a second blood test;
On October 29, Chelsea fired Adrian Mutu.
