Has Roman changed his tune at Chelsea?

I am reading reports today that Roman Abramovich has decided to ring the changes at Chelsea with regards to player contracts in light of the money that has been blown away on past players. Its been openly reported (here ) that Chelsea have lost approx £70m in salaries paid to players who have contributed very little. Juan Sebastien Veron, Hernan Crespo and Andrei Shevchenko have been mentioned in this report and if rumours are to be believed, Roman has decided enough is enough.

The report has broken today as there is the uncertainty that surrounds the likes of Joe Cole, Michael Ballack and Nicolas Anelka . As reported on the site Joe Cole is after a new deal at Chelsea and has United rumoured to be waiting in the wings if negotiations break down. Anelka (as reported yesterday) is rumoured to have been offered a new two year deal. Michael Ballack however, is looking for a new deal which will see out his career in football. Its been rumoured he has been offered a two year deal but with some clauses/stipulations to it and the same offered to Cole and Anelka.

The clauses/stipulations seem to be that these three have been offered one year deals with the option of an additional year if can be agreed by the club and the player. There are bonuses paid to the player for appearances etc etc which will improve the contract they would be working under but again is based on clauses that would need to be met.

Now where Abramovich has stepped in is the value of the contracts on offer. We don't know for definate and never will but its reported that when Ballack signed for the club he was on a reported £121,000 per week (remember there was no transfer fee paid to Bayern) and the new deal offered is ONLY HALF of his current deal. If he makes 20 appearances next season he would trigger a clause in his contract that would take his salary upto £80,000 per week but this is onl