Tag: Jose Mourinho
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Mourinho discusses Ashley Cole’s replacement
Jose Mourinho has discussed his decision to sign Brazilian full-back Filipe Luis from Atletico Madrid this summer. The former Deportivo La Coruna defender will arrive take over from English full-back Ashley Cole at Stamford Bridge next season after he left Chelsea for Italian side Roma earlier this month. Cole had an important eight years with…
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Mourinho convinced Fabregas to join Chelsea
Jose Mourinho has spoken about how he convinced Cesc Fabregas to leave Barcelona for Chelsea. The Spanish international ended last season with La Liga giants Barcelona in dreadful form, having struggled to produce the goods as the Catalan club failed to beat Atletico Madrid to the Spanish title. And, following Spain’s dreadful start to the…
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Costa: People have twisted my words
Chelsea striker Diego Costa claims he has been misunderstood by fans of his old club Atletico Madrid, saying comments he made on his recent transfer had been twisted. The 25-year-old signed to Chelsea earlier this month on the activation of his buy-out clause for a fee reported to be in the region of £32m.…
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BLOG: Mourinho’s strategic plan for European victory
It is no secret that Chelsea’s charismatic coach Jose Mourinho returned to his former post in west London last summer for one reason and one reason alone and that was to do the very thing he failed to do first time around – win the Champions League with Chelsea. He called it his “unfinished business.”…
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Sunderland sign Chelsea left-back
Sunderland have signed Chelsea left-back Patrick van Aanholt on a four-year deal reported to be in the region of £1.5m. The 23-year-old put pen to paper this afternoon at the Stadium of Light with new coach Gus Poyet and Sunderland made their latest summer acquisition official via their website and social media platform Twitter.…
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Juventus refuse to rule out Eto’o swoop
Juventus CEO Beppe Marotta has not ruled out a move for ex-Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o. The Italian told a host of foreign reporters attending a pre-season press conference that he is yet to approach the 33-year-old, but admitted the Turin giants will keep their options open after losing new signing Alvaro Morata to injury. Spaniard…
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Arsenal bid £8m for Brazilian midfielder
Arsenal have made an audacious move for 1899 Hoffenheim attacking midfielder Roberto Firmino and tabled a bid of £8m, according to reports. Arsene Wenger’s Gunners are the third Premier League side to have been linked with the 22-year-old this year, with Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea and Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool having also expressed their interest but…
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Chelsea plot transfer U-turn with £32m defender raid
Chelsea are reportedly weighing up a big-money bid for Roma defender Mehdi Benatia just days after Blues boss Jose Mourinho ruled out further signings. The Portugese declared that all his incoming business was done following the acquisition of striker Diego Costa and full-back Filipe Luis from Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona midfield man Cesc Fabregas. However,…
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Lampard to sign for New York City FC
Chelsea hero Frank Lampard is set to complete his move to the United States Major League Soccer this week. The 36-year-old Blues favourite bid an emotional farewell to supporters of the west London outfit in June following a 13-year spell as a Chelsea midfielder, and has confirmed he will head State-side join MLS newcomers New…
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Salah will NOT return to Egypt for military service
Chelsea’s Mohamed Salah will NOT be forced to return to Egypt to complete a period of national service with the military, according to reports emerging in Egyptian media this afternoon. It is business as usual for Chelsea’s Egyptian winger as he travels on pre-season duty with the Blues to Austria following news that previously stated…
