Wenger baffled by Chelsea spending

The Premier League champions splashed out a combined £71 million on Liverpool striker Torres and Benfica defender David Luiz on Monday when they also posted an overall loss of £70 million in the year ending June 30.

European football's governing body UEFA is bringing in new "fair play" rules to stop clubs spending more than their income starting from the reporting period ending 2012 and Wenger was critical of Chelsea's huge outlay on Torres and Luiz.

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