Jose Mourinho: Didier Will Return One Day...

Jose Mourinho made a prediction while talking to the press ahead of Galatasaray's date with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge that Chelsea legend who now plays for the Turkish giants will one day return to Chelsea.

"He is one of the most important players in the history of this club. All we Chelsea supporters agree with that."

"We don't say he is the most important because it's not fair for other people who were at the same level and were of the same generation."

"His return has to happen one day, when I don't know. As a player, as a coach, as an ambassador, next year, in four or five years, 10 years, I don't know," 

"But when a person gives so much to a club and a club represents so much to a person, as in this case, I think he has to be back one day."

Mourinho was quick to admit that it isn't the right time to discuss the Ivorian's imminent return to the Bridge and claimed that Drogba remains one of the best strikers in the world.

"We know he is a free agent at the end of the season but this is not the right moment to speak about this,"

"Is he the same player at 36 that he was at 26? I think nobody is but he's one of the best strikers in the world, that's for sure."

Drogba will be out to knock his beloved Chelsea out of the Champions League on Tuesday but apparently almost every Chelsea fan will also want him to return one day.

Will you like Didier Drogba back at Chelsea?

Jose Mourinho: "I Can't Rest Eden."

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Jose Mourinho has admitted he cannot afford to rest his main man, Eden Hazard even though he agrees the Belgian is in need of it. Chelsea currently sit at the top of the Premier League table. Eden Hazard's 12 goals and 6 assists shows he has been very important for Chelsea.

 “He needs a rest, It would be perfect if his national coach doesn’t play him on Wednesday. But he cannot have a rest with the club. His national team plays friendly matches, he needs a rest and they could give him a rest.”

                                                                          - Jose Mourinho

When asked if he could rest Hazard

“No I can’t. He’s important for us even if he is tired because I know he can produce things. I prefer to have him on the pitch than don’t."

                                                                             - Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho was also asked if he will tell Belgium's coach to rest Hazard.

 “I don’t do that. I respect the national coaches and they do what they want.” 

                                                                             - Jose Mourinho

 

Mourinho Backs Lampard And Cole

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Jose Mourinho has suggested that Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole deserve to go to the World Cup at Brazil this summer.

 "It is not my decision, but I try to be pragmatic, so if one day I am the national team manager of any country, I are the players I am going to take to the Euros or the World Cup. They took me, by qualifying, so after that, I take them on my plane.  I don't think it makes a lot of sense if you trust some players to do qualification and, after that, you don't select them and pick others."

                                                                                 - Jose Mourinho (Sky Sports)




Roy Hodgson hinted that at least one of his veteran players will not make it to Brazil. Hodgson's comment most likely prompted Mourinho's reaction probably because Cesar Azpilicueta has taken Cole's place in Chelsea's starting eleven.  


Both Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole were selected in Roy Hodgson's 30-man for the friendly match against Denmark. Mourinho's opinion makes a lot of sense but it remains to be seen if Hodgson will take to his advice. 

Mourinho Brands Wenger A 'Specialist In Failure'

Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho dropped a bombshell today during his presser. Mourinho labelled Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger a "specialist in failure". He was responding to a comment Wenger made earlier.

Arsene Wenger seemed to have taken a swipe at Jose Mourinho by claiming during his press conference that managers who claim their team isn't ready to win the title simply have "a fear to fail". Jose Mourinho has repeatedly played down Chelsea's chance of winning the title this season so the swipe was definitely at him.



Journalists never miss a trick so Jose Mourinho was asked about Wenger's claim during his own press conference at the Cobham training ground. 

 

 
“He [Wenger] is a specialist in failure. I'm not. So if supposing he's right and I'm afraid of failure, it's because I don't fail many times. So maybe he's right. I'm not used to failing. But the reality is he's a specialist because, eight years without a piece of silverware, that's failure. If I did that in Chelsea I'd leave and not come back.”

                                                           - Jose Mourinho

As we all know, Jose Mourinho is a winner and has won numerous trophies in football, Wenger? No way as much.


 

Not the first time the pair will publicly clash. Mourinho tagged Wenger a "voyeur" back in 2004 after the french man criticized Chelsea's playing style at the time. Wenger responded to Mourinho's "voyeur" comment angrily and said when success is given to stupid people, they tend to become more stupid. Jose Mourinho would go on from there to win even more, (back to back Premier League trophies at Chelsea, Treble at Inter Milan and a nerve breaking, record 100 points La Liga winning campaign at Real Madrid.



For Jose Mourinho, there have been friends and foes but only an idiot will deny he has been a very huge success in football and has done enough to be mentioned in the same bracket with the greatest managers this game has ever seen.

 

This is not likely to be the last we will hear from the two as Chelsea are now league leaders with Arsenal tightly behind them. But for now, Wenger has to deal with this bombshell Mourinho has dropped. 

  

CHELSEA'S 2013/14 SEASON PREVIEW

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Jose Mourinho is back! Yes, he’s back. Chelsea fans are still jubilant “The Special One” now “The Happy One” has returned to Chelsea. It now seems like he never even left, Feels good to have him back. It feels even more good to know he feels the same way returning here.

As expected, rival English Premier League fans are not excited about Mourinho’s return to England, they have not hidden their ill-feelings towards the world class manager.

Mourinho has something to prove at Chelsea despite the fact he's already known as one of the best we have ever seen. His fall out with Real Madrid would have multiplied his passion to win. He will be looking to make his Chelsea team unbeatable and protect his Stamford Bridge unbeaten status.

The Blues performed well during the pre-season, winning six of their seven games. They convincingly beat Italian giants, AC Milan and Inter Milan. And although they fell to a Cristiano Ronaldo led Real Madrid side, the Blues still finished strongly as they earned a hard-fought victory against Roma on Saturday night. Against Roma the blues displayed the sort of spirit every "real" team we have seen Jose Mourinho manage, the spirit to never lose or even draw but win, summarily, the spirit to never give up. They fought back and won the game at death, it was just a preseason game but the players played in the second-half like a win actually meant more than it did. 

Chelsea have done some business already this summer. The team was strong last season but squad depth was always a problem.

INs

Andre Schurrle

Marco van Ginkel

Mark Schwarzer

OUTs

Yossi Benayoun

Paulo Ferreira

Jeffrey Bruma

Ross Turnbull

Florent Malouda

Thibaut Courtios (Loan)

Patrick van Aanholt (Loan)

Oriol Romeu (Loan)

Marko Marin (Loan)

Romelu Lukaku and Kevin de Bruyne were excellent on loan to West Brom and Werder Bremen respectively last season. Mourinho made the decision to keep both of them as he believes they have something to offer the team now. Both of them will be looking to repay the manager's faith in them.

Michael Essien too has returned to Chelsea too after having a solid last season with Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid. Everyone knows what Michael Essien is capable of but there is little doubt about him been at his best. Essien will want to continue to give Mourinho more than enough reason to keep him in the starting eleven. 

Young defender Tomas Kalas too will be part of the squad this season according to Mourinho after spending few years on loan.

Chelsea isn’t surely done with transfers with the club in hot pursuit of England International striker, Wayne Rooney who is currently a Manchester United player. Jose Mourinho said that Chelsea will continue to try to snatch him away until the window closes. The player is rumoured to be bent on joining the West London club this summer.

The manager has also dismissed any potential departures, said he
won’t be selling any of his players. Squad depth is not a problem for Chelsea anymore.

Players To Watch

Juan Mata

The 25-year-old little Spaniard arrived at Stamford Bridge during the summer 2011 from Valencia. He made immediate impact at the club, was the club’s player of the year in his first season and won the accolade again for his last season’s exploits. 

The Chelsea play-maker has continued to go from strength to strength. Chelsea missed him against Real Madrid as there’s no one as good as him at creating chances in the team. Juan Mata has unbelievable vision and his deliveries from set pieces are excellent. 

When Mata is on the pitch and on his day Chelsea are certainly a much better team. Jose Mourinho and the fans will be looking forward to his imminent improvement on last season’s outstanding performance.

Eden Hazard

Some say he can't be stopped, we all know that he's hard to stop for the best defenders. Eden Hazard goes past you, you let him go or get booked. 

Chelsea’s 22-year-old Belgian arrived from Lille during last summer for a reported £32million after Chelsea beat Premier League rivals, Manchester United and Manchester City to his signature. He took the Premier League by storm and was MOTM in the team’s first four league matches. 

Hazard seemed to have fallen asleep at a time but he came back to life after his infamous clash with that ball boy. His combination with Mata and Oscar ripped defences apart. Hazard had a great first season and with Mourinho back at the club, he has got himself the best tutor around. Mourinho has vowed to help turn him into an even better player. Even non-Chelsea fans will be watching out for this man.

Marco Van Ginkel

At just twenty years of age, Dutch midfielder Marco van Ginkel was signed from Vitesse this summer. Before Chelsea’s first Pre-season match a friend of mine asked me who Chelsea’s latest signing was and I told him van Ginkel. He just laughed and asked when Chelsea would buy a star player. I smiled and told him to wait and see during the season if they already signed a star player in him (van Ginkel).

I’ve been greatly pleased with what I’ve seen from the youngster in preseason. He described himself as a box to box midfielder but Mourinho has deployed him as the holding midfielder in the pivot. He still has to improve but at the age he is, his reading of the game is excellent, he works hard defensively and contributes to the attack well too. 

Remember his name, you might be saying his
name all season. Marco van Ginkel is one to watch this season and I believe he will surprise not just every Chelsea fan but every football fan.

Verdict: Barclays Premier League Winners

You might not like Jose Mourinho but no one can deny that he's an established winner. He has won a lot since he started his managerial career, in different leagues for different teams. 

With him back at the bridge, expectations are high. How they start the season will be pivotal, but the key advantage Mourinho will have over other managers is the class he is, he is certainly in a class of his own.

I believe at the end of the season, rivals will feel right to have been shivering on hearing he's back and the fans will be feel vindicated to have celebrated Jose Mourinho's return to the club. Chelsea fans, expect success at all fronts! Remember you read that here...

Jose Mourinho: Be My Teacher, Arsene

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Jose Mourinho said yesterday that he wants to be like Arsenal long time manager, Arsene Wenger and stay at Chelsea for 17 years.

“Our last conversation was that I want to be here 17 years,he has to teach me how. I respect him a lot and I have the feeling that he is the same in relation to me.”

                                                                     -Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger were nothing close to being friends during the Chelsea Manager's first reign at the club. Jose Mourinho digged at Wenger 2010, asking him to explain to the Arsenal supporters how he can't win a single, little trophy since 2005.

 “He’s a nice guy,I respect him a lot and I will show my respect always. I wouldn’t bet for one single problem between us. I have had a chance to meet him much, much better when I left England. I started meeting him at the Euros, the World Cup. We had dinner.When you are not in the same league and when you are not playing against each other, it is easier to know people, it is easier to go deeper. I enjoyed speaking with him about football. He is a person with a big culture, very open to give his opinion to things.”

                                                                     -Jose Mourinho

                                       

Looks like Mourinho is a very bad student, terrible at learning. He has refused to learn everything Teacher Wenger will be willing to teach him.

When asked if he could go eight years without a trophy...

 "No, because of my mentality. I would feel strange. But you can do very good work for a club without winning lots of trophies, you can. Memories in football are normally short, there is no long-term memory. People many times forget what people have done. I don't think he's affected by that. He's a big, experienced man, he has self-esteem, he knows what he did, he knows what he is doing.To have the respect like he has from his board is fundamental and it's not because of his nice face. It's because of the work he does and also because of the respect people have for him. So, for sure, he is happy to be there. As you know, he had all these chances to leave, all these good, important clubs interested in him, so when he refuses and he wants to stay at Arsenal it's because he loves it there. It's because he has expectations for the future."

                                                                   -Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho surely picks what he learns, he doesn't want to do a "Wenger" by going eight years without winning a trophy but he wants to do a "Wenger" and stay at Chelsea for 17 years. Clever student, Mou.

Watch out Arsene, Jose can be a very dangerous student, willing and able to beat his teacher.

Mourinho Says "No Fun"

Jose Mourinho has made his players aware that he's not interested in fun on the pitch. 

"A creative player has to use his ability and, if he loses the ball trying to create or score a goal, no problem. If he's just having fun, though, and loses the ball in midfield and then doesn't defend, and the team concede, that's a problem. These guys have to go out there to produce, not have fun or look to humiliate an opponent, putting the ball through their legs. It's about being respectful and having objectives."

Mourinho has never really been a fan of too skillful players, we saw Cristiano Ronaldo play under him recently. He's only interested in what the boys produce. 

I guess this means the likes of Juan Mata will get better defensively and Eden Hazard will shoot more often. Jose is here, you have to do it his way. 

Who Will Be Jose Mourinho's #10?

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The No 10 position is a very important position for every team that plays football, it's highly coveted too by midfielders. Different teams use their No 10 position in different ways depending on what the manager wants. 

Jose Mourinho has always used a creative, intelligent and hardworking player in this position at every club he has been. Deco at FC Porto, Frank Lampard during his first reign at Chelsea, Westley Sneijder at Inter Milan and Mesut Ozil at Real Madrid. I believe Jose Mourinho would have enjoyed working with Lampard the most, especially for the number of goals he got from Lampard. 

Jose Mourinho has already suggested that 4-2-3-1 formation will be his favourite formation, there's always tactical flexibility with Mourinho and we will surely be seeing other formations for special matches. This article will focus majorly on the 4-2-3-1 formation.

"We will play 4-2-3-1 in the first game, my favourite system, though sometimes I change the triangle and play with one in front of defenders and two players up. Other times I play with double midfielders and a No10".

                                                                    -Jose Mourinho (The Guardian)

He mentioned names of players who are going to be fighting it out for the No10 role.

"No10: De Bruyne likes it, Oscar likes it, Mata likes it, Eden Hazard likes it. The 4-2-3-1 is a natural system for all these players to play".

                                                                     -Jose Mourinho (The Guardian)

Jose Mourinho was talking about Juan Mata and his plans for him yesterday.

"Of course he fits into my plans, I have my idea about him, about where he produces better and where he has more difficulty. We will try to help him perform better in those situations. I've always liked a right-sided player to be left-footed. I started with Robben and Duff, then Pandev at Inter and Di Maria and Ozil. Many clubs do it. It's more than a tendency."

                                                                   -Jose Mourinho

That leaves us with three choices for the No10, De Bruyne, Oscar and Eden Hazard. 

"I like wingers coming in on the inside for the penetrative movement, for the pass, for the shot. And Juan is the only player we have on the right. On the left, we have Hazard, Victor Moses, Kevin De Bruyne and Andre Schurrle".

                                                                      -Jose Mourinho (The Guardian)

Eden Hazard's name coming first among the names on the left is far from coincidental, he owns that spot. Hazard is going to feature most where he has been playing for Chelsea, on the left. 

We now have two names left in the No10 contention, Oscar and Kevin De Bruyne. Jose mentioned the two of them first anyway. It's good to see that Mourinho isn't considering Oscar on any of the wings. 

Oscar Dos Santos is a very talented footballer, intelligent and creative. He is a good passer of the ball, can play killer passes from the No10 position where he regularly plays for the Brazil national team. Oscar scores beautiful goals and can hit the ball with both feet with a strange technique. His 12 goals for Chelsea is last season is a good number for first season. When Chelsea fans hear his name they remember that great goal against Buffon the UCL last season. Like every player Oscar can have his off-day too but his major weakness is his lack of physicality, he can be occasionally bullied off the ball. Jose Mourinho's training sessions will surely help with Oscar's physicality.

                                     

                                           

Kevin De Bruyne spent last season on loan at Werder Bremen where he featured in many positions. He was their best player and one of the best in the whole German Bundesliga and made the team of the season. Kevin De Bruyne is a good passer of the ball (he may not be better than Oscar), his deliveries are excellent from set-pieces and he's probably the best crosser of the ball in the team. De Bruyne has great work rate (probably greater than Oscar). Those who have been watching De Bruyne since his time at Genk will know he takes pleasure in scoring screamers, we saw the excellent goal he scored on the Asia tour. He was brilliant for Chelsea during the Asia tour, fans were scared when he got injured and everyone is pleased he will be back. He scored 10 goals for Bremen last season. De Bruyne is a complete player, no physicality problems. He may not be able to do what others can do well as well as them both he can at least do all.

I believe form and opposition will determine who takes this No10 spot between Oscar and De Bruyne as both are quality players. Chelsea are in an enviable position having two young, talented players battling for this position.

Both Kevin De Bruyne and Oscar dos Santos have the potential to be great. Competition will only help to bring out the best from both of them and that can only be good for the club.

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Jose Mourinho Will Return To San Siro In Three Years' Time?

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Quote from Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has sparked rumours that Jose Mourinho won't be staying at Chelsea beyond 2016.

   'I called Mourinho to wish him the best for his return to Chelsea. What did Jose say? He said we’ll meet again at Inter in three years.'

                                                                            - Massimo Moratti (La Stampa) 



It is no secret that Mourinho loves Inter Milan as a club though it is widely believed that Chelsea is the club he loves the most. Jose Mourinho professes his love for Chelsea all the time, he confessed that he had his mind on Chelsea while coaching other clubs including Inter Milan. 

 'I am where I want to be so now it's up to me to work hard to show my club that I deserve to be here for a long time. 'We have a contract of four years, in the first stage I hope we can look to the last day of his contract and if in the end the club is happy and wants me to stay I will be more than happy to do that.'

                                                                            - Jose Mourinho 


Those were the words of Jose Mourinho during his first press conference on returning to Chelsea. He obviously wants to stay at Chelsea for a long time. All his moves at the club too testify to that.



Chelsea fans have remained loyal to Jose Mourinho, their loyalty grew even when he was away from Stamford Bridge. Jose Mourinho admitted that the loyalty of the fans touched him. The fans surely had a big influence on the club's decision to offer Mourinho the job again. Such loyalty is rare in football but Jose Mourinho surely has a special relationship with Chelsea football club. 



The truth is Jose Mourinho will return to San Siro in 2016 if Chelsea makes it to the final of Uefa Champions League that year because that's where the final match will be hosted that year. 

Chelsea fans do not need to panic, Jose is our's! Dream on,Mr. Moratti, Jose Mourinho has come home.

Jose Mourinho Makes "Rooney" Confession

Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney has been repeatedly linked with Chelsea in recent weeks. The Rooney-Chelsea rumours became even more after Jose Mourinho in his first press conference advised the player to go wherever he will find happiness.

Jose Mourinho's comments at the Thailand tour will probably lead to more media speculation.

"It’s a tricky question because I cannot speak about players from other teams. But you know me, it’s not my kind of character to speak with a bit of hypocrisy and I always say what I think. He is a player I like very much but I can say no more than that. Being fast and direct, I like that, but he’s a Manchester United player."

                                                               - Jose Mourinho

Whatever speculation of Rooney leaving Manchester is not likely to lead to anything now as the 27-year-old is out with a hamstring injury. Mourinho obviously admires him. 

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Barcelona Are Wasting Their Time Chasing Luiz

Reports suggest that Barcelona are still trying to sign Chelsea's Brazillian defender, David Luiz to succeed their Captain Carles Puyol. A £30 million bid was quoted in some reports.

David Luiz was Chelsea's best Centre-back last season and was ever present. He also featured in the midfield where he was pretty decent. The English media made Luiz look like a bad defender to most people, comments like "Not the Mourinho type of player". David Luiz is a talented footballer who every manager in the world including the best, Jose Mourinho would love to manage. Everybody saw his quality at the just-completed FIFA Confederations Cup at Brazil.

Abrahimovic's Chelsea are not a selling club, they don't sell players in their prime especially when still in use. How many times do teams like Barcelona need to be told this? Jose Mourinho revealed that when he tried signing Samuel Eto'o from Barcelona while at Chelsea, Barcelona had insisted they are no selling club then we ended up getting Shevchenko. Its hard to see Jose Mourinho doing them any favours.

Surely, Jose Mourinho is a smart man and he must know that David Luiz has been helping Chelsea's Brazil players settle down and enjoy life in London. Selling David Luiz will definitely affect the likes of Oscar, Lucas Piazon and new boy, James Wallace. I strongly believe Oscar's performance on the pitch has a lot to do with Luiz most of the time.

Barcelona are simply wasting their time thinking Chelsea are Arsenal. Chelsea is a big club! The players are well paid too. The earlier Barcelona realize Luiz is a no go, the better for them. Barcelona will probably have to cough up around £50 million before Chelsea management and fans can consider letting Luiz go.

NOTE: Barcelona haven't completed payments for Neymar, Alba, Sanchez. The club will probably fold up if they can end up having Luiz.

Chelsea target Eliaquim Mangala will not be sold cheap

FC Porto have announced that Chelsea target Eliaquim Mangala will not be sold cheap. The 22-year-old defender is believed to be the prime defensive target for Jose Mourinho this summer, but landing him at Stamford Bridge won’t be an easy task for the Blues reports Skysports.
FC Porto president Pinto Da Costa has declared, Eliaquim Mangala won’t be sold unless the buyer meet the £42.4 million releasing clause inserted in the players current contract. The club is adamant that the transfer talks will not be open unless they match with the fee.
According to various media reports Manager Jose Mourinho consider Mangala as a future replacement for Captain John Terry, who is nearing the end of his career. Meanwhile, young Brazilian David Luiz is under the radar of Spanish giants Barcelona.
“Eliaquim Mangala will only leave our club if someone pays the release clause” said Pinto Da Costa.
The 22-year-old France International joined the Portuguese club from Belgian side Standard Liège two seasons ago for just £ 5.7 million. He soon became a first team regular and earned his reputation all over Europe making him a hot target for many top clubs across Europe. He scored 5 goals for Porto last season from 36 games. He is a natural centre defender, but also capable of playing as a right full back.
However, It is too expensive to buy a defender for the £42.4 million especially when UEFA financial fair play rules are about to kick off. Mourinho has earlier stated on the press conference that, Chelsea won’t be splashing cash on the market this term and they have already signed Andre Schurrle for £19million. Chelsea have John Terry, Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanovic and David Luiz in their defense and Mourinho is believed to be focusing more on the academy. However, I won’t be surprised, if Chelsea turns their attention to Raphael Varane, who flourished greatly under Mourinho’s guidance at Real Madrid.
ELIAQUIM MANGALA

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Date of birth: 13.02.1991 Place of birth: Paris Age: 22 Height: 1,88 Nationality:   France Congo DR Position: Defence – Centre Back Foot: both Market value: 7.500.000 £ 8.500.000 € Player’s agent: Dr. Michael Becker

Chelsea once had the very best defensive record under Jose Mourinho, but over the recent years the mighty wall had few holes. Jose Mourinho is hoping to fill the gaps on this return.

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Is Fernando Torres on his way to Barcelona?

I'm trying hard to stop laughing over this transfer rumour. It's the time for the rumours so we have to be prepared for some awkward ones. It's a segment of the Spanish press reporting that Fernando "El nino" Torres is interesting Spanish giants, Barcelona. See for yourself...

Barcelona are interested in Chelsea forward Fernando Torres (29). Mourinho doesn't want him and he would be available for 20M. [sport]
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) June 11, 2013

This is one of the transfer rumours that are hard to understand and really should not be reckoned with but it's still fun looking into them.

Jose Mourinho was asked during his press conference about Fernando Torres and his response showed he is interested in giving him a chance, sidelining the assertion "Mourinho doesn't want him" since he is yet to decide. Secondly, Barcelona just got Neymar for insane money, even if David Villa will be moving he has already been replaced. I'm pretty sure Neymar wasn't signed to replace Victor Valdes or play as a centre-half. Even if Barcelona actually want Torres, 20M? Seriously? Are you for real? £,$ or euros, will anyone pay 20M for Torres? Probably the 20M is in Naira because the tweet was not specific.

Barcelona have done really terrible business in recent times, from the "Ibrahimovic" to the "Neymar" (who I personally think is overrated) but don't think too much about this one. Hmmm... If this is actually true... It can't be bad business for us, can it?

Jose Mourinho decides De Bruyne won't go on loan

De Bruyne, the 21-year-old Belgium winger was signed during the January Transfer window 2011/12 season by Chelsea and immediately loaned back to his club Genk. He spent the just completed season at Werder Bremen where he completed his campaign with 10 goals and 9 assists.

Despite his awesome debut campaign in the Bundesliga, coupled with terrific international performances for Belgium, De Bruyne's Chelsea future has been in doubt but a quote from Bayern Leverkusen GM seems to have cleared the doubt.

Chelsea and Jose Mourinho have at a meeting where we clearly understand that Kevin for the new season to Chelsea returns. Chelsea will definitely no longer lend the player - at any club The thing is through - unfortunately.. It was no longer possible for us to be coupled to a transfer with Andre Schurrle.

-Bayer Leverkusen GM Michael Reschke. Source: Express via Sportschau

 Kevin De Bruyne is going to get his chance as Jose Mourinho has belief in him. The Special one is keeping his promise that the club won't spend unnecessary millions on transfers but improve the players available. I honestly don't know where this leaves us regarding Andre Schurrle but I personally won't mind us dropping the chase for him to strengthen other areas in the team.