Jose Mourinho has taken a dig at his old club Chelsea after the Blues paid £87m to buy Mykhaylo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Mudryk appeared to be on his way to Arsenal, with the Gunners submitting three offers for the youngster. However, he ultimately decided to move to Stamford Bridge after receiving a contract with an eight-and-a-half-year time length and wages of £100,000 per week.
Since Todd Boehly took over Chelsea at the end of May, the club has spent tremendously.
They’ve shelled out a remarkable £271m to bring in players like Raheem Sterling, Marc Cucurella, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Wesley Fofana during the summer transfer window.
And the Blues have continued to snap up new players this month, with the likes of Benoit Badiashile coming in from Monaco and Joao Felix arriving on loan from Atletico Madrid. Christopher Nkunku is also set to join the club from RB Leipzig in the summer.
What Jose Mourinho Said About Chelsea
Chelsea appear to have an endless pot of money under Boehly. And Mourinho has compared the Blues’ situation to the one he is facing at Roma.
“I am not expecting anyone to arrive,” Mourinho said as he discussed potential transfers after Roma had defeated Fiorentina 2-0 in Serie A.
“The director [Tiago Pinto] was very honest and direct – he said things in an interview that a coach usually doesn’t like to hear. Coaches always want to hear we have lots of money, can buy option a, b, c, d, build an incredible team. That is the dream.
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“I worked at clubs with those sorts of practically limitless funds. There are more and more clubs nowadays who fit that profile, but it’s not our profile.
“We work, we give our all, we work with the characteristics we’ve got. We need to find a solution, we can’t just buy Mudryk for €100million.
Jose Mourinho digs at Chelsea 😅 pic.twitter.com/ROItfizNKA
— GOAL (@goal) January 16, 2023
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