Newly reappointed Chelsea manager Mourinho speaks during a news conference at Stamford Bridge stadium in London Jose Mourinho believes he has stolen a march on some of his rivals by conducting his transfer business early in the window. Chelsea have already recruited Andre Schurrle, Marco van Ginkel and Mark Schwarzer this summer. Mourinho has stated that the only other player the club are interested in signing is Manchester United’s unsettled striker Wayne Rooney. And with no players expected to leave Stamford Bridge, the Blues boss feels he now has time to fully prepare his squad for the new season, which starts on 17 August. “The sooner you have the players, the better,” said Mourinho. “You know the squad you have, you know what you have to work with, you have time for that. “Many clubs are waiting to the last moment to make their decisions. The problem is that those decisions affect not just one or two clubs, but a lot of them. “The one who sells has to go and buy, then they have to buy to replace, so no club is safe. “Until the last minute somebody can go there and steal a player. I don’t mean steal a player, but steal the balance that a manager has when he’s working with a team. “In that aspect, we are lucky because we don’t have players to sell, so none of my players is leaving under any circumstances. “That’s good for me, but many teams will be until the last moment under pressure, without knowing how the squad is going to be.” Mourinho has also laughed off suggestions that he is playing mind games with Manchester United counterpart David Moyes.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:11:54 +0000
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