Mourinho: I'll Win The EPL On The Cheap.

JOSE MOURINHO last night promised to win back the Premiership title with free transfers.

Chelsea boss Mourinho has claimed that he will have no money to spend in the transfer market this summer even though billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has publicly insisted there will be funds available. But super-confident Mourinho still believes Chelsea can regain the title from Manchester United.

Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell and Bayern Munich's Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro have already arrived for nothing, and they will joined PSV defender Alex - who is owned by Chelsea.

United, meanwhile, have splashed out £40million on Owen Hargreaves, Nani and Andersen.

But Mourinho said: "For the next season Chelsea have told me there is not much of a budget for reinforcements.

"The money will be practically nil and we will not be paying for transfers. But I don't think that investment is necessary because Chelsea already have an able and successful team as long as we don't have injuries.

That is what hurt us last season.

"Even without big investments, Chelsea will be fighting with United. I am convinced that we will be the best next season."

It's really becoming a confusing soap, Roman says Mourinho has 40 Million to spend, Jose says he has nothing etc.

If Chelsea want to compete for the Champions Leauge, they're surely not going to do in on the cheap.

They still need a good RB - Miguel, Alves etc. And they're are rumours Ben Haim is on his way too.

We'll just ignore the three previous summers of spending then shall we

so chelsea are the paupers next season and united are buying the title



whose first team now costs the most I wonder ??

Tweedle wrote:

We'll just ignore the three previous summers of spending then shall we

To be honest with all that money spent, Chelsea don't have an invicible team as they should, also a few of the players they spent big bucks on have moved on; Duff etc.

When it comes to spending money, MU haven't been too far off in the past, Rooney, Ronaldo, Carrick etc

Premiership - Drogba warns Blues: Buy big or I go
Eurosport - Tue, 12 Jun 08:13:00 2007
Premiership - Didier Drogba has warned Chelsea that they will lose him unless they make a bigger splash in the transfer market.

The Stamford Bridge side have not spent big since the signing of Andriy Shevchenko last year, settling for a string of free transfers instead.

With Bosman signings Steve Sidwell and Claudio Pizarro the only summer arrivals to date, Drogba has told owner Roman Abramovich he will leave unless the Russian shows greater enthusiasm.

"If I think the club lacks ambition, then it is sure I will not stay too long. I'm 29 and I don't have much time to lose," he said. "I'm at the last big turning point of my career."

Drogba has just finished a sensational season for Chelsea, scoring 33 goals in all competitions, and admitted his head could be turned by the offer of a new challenge abroad.

"It's time for one final big choice - should I stay or should I go? I am tempted to discover another world and to see what footballing life is like outside England," he said.

"It would be a big disappointment if I never manage to play for teams that I dream of playing for. That would be terribly frustrating.

"Spain and Italy attract me a lot and, although I am a long way from saying farewell to Chelsea, you never know what can happen."

Read that on SS, I can't see Mourinho letting his star striker go, there was similar talk last summer too.

Poor chelsea

they pay their players over 100 grand a week and they still want out



Drogba is an expert on public relations. the chelsea fans will love these comments

Jose isn't going to sign players because his star striker demands he must...He's not that type of manager.

I can see Mourinho getting Benni McCarthy again though.

Oh dear Drogba

COTR wrote:Drogba is an expert on public relations. the chelsea fans will love these comments

"Yes, I dive"

DD wrote:

COTR wrote:Drogba is an expert on public relations. the chelsea fans will love these comments

"Yes, I dive"

2 secs later..

"Me? Dive? No No!"

To be honest, if I was a Chelsea fan i wouldn't blame Drogba for what he's saying.

Its true, a club needs ambition to progress although i wouldn't accuse Chelsea of lacking ambition.

Secondly, he does say "if" he feels the club lacks ambition he'll leave.

Incidentally for how long is he contracted till?

it could be a case of chelsea trying not to get ripped off for players. It does a club no good to go out and say 'we have loads of cash' as then the selling clubs stick the price up.
I can see chelsea waiting for other teams to have bids excepted for players they are interested in and then match them and hope to win the player over by offering him more wages than the other clubs.
Still the Chelsea squad doesnt need that much work: one more attacker (if Sahar or Sinclair aren't ready to step up) and a rightback, with a midfielder or two moving on to give the squad more balance.

COTR wrote:Poor chelsea

they pay their players over 100 grand a week and they still want out



Drogba is an expert on public relations. the chelsea fans will love these comments

Spot on COTR, I think Drogba should consult Gerrard. Paid £100,000 a week and yet demand a new contract every other summer.



Besides, this article came from The Sun. Surely you're not telling me that it's true because it came from The Sun

Target Man SSK wrote:
If Chelsea want to compete for the Champions Leauge, they're surely not going to do in on the cheap.

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What are you talking about? It'll be pretty much the same squad that's reached the CL semi-finals 3 times in 4 years, with a few new players.

S4P2 wrote:

COTR wrote:Poor chelsea

they pay their players over 100 grand a week and they still want out



Drogba is an expert on public relations. the chelsea fans will love these comments

Spot on COTR, I think Drogba should consult Gerrard. Paid £100,000 a week and yet demand a new contract every other summer.



Besides, this article came from The Sun. Surely you're not telling me that it's true because it came from The Sun

It were in three other media too that I know of.
BBC
Euorosports
Skysports
VI (Dutch football site)

How long do we give Drgoba before he starts talking about himself in the tird person?

You mean like Craig David?

JOSE MOURINHO is finally signing the player who nearly cost him his job at Chelsea.

Tal Ben Haim has snubbed his old Bolton boss Sam Allardyce and will join Chelsea ahead of Newcastle - six months after Mourinho first tried to sign him.

The Blues boss was angry when Roman Abramovich refused to sanction the £3million deal during the January transfer window, causing relations between the two to sink to a new low.


Abramovich put a block on Mourinho signing players and did not see the point in splashing out on Ben Haim, 25, when he would cost nothing this summer when his deal expired.

So the Israel star's arrival on a free transfer next week represents a moral victory for the Russian owner.

It is another sign of the changed times in west London and Mourinho claims he can win back the Premiership title with Bosman signings.

So far this summer the Blues coach has signed Brazilian defender Alex, Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro from Bayern Munich and Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell.

So Mourinho keeps up the bargain hunting:

Sidwell (Free)
Pizarro (Free)
Alex (Free)
Haim (Free)

Central defense seems to be sorted out

Rooney's bitch.

Good stuff.

Newcastle will be annoyed, they expected him to be their player.

He is a very dependable player and I believe he will make great backup for the likes of Terry and Carvalho. It will allow Essien to play purely in midfield from now on.

His wages must be damn good.

Looks like Boulahrouz will be out then, there's no point having 5 CBs.

Now we need a 1st choice RB, with Ferreira as cover, although I can see Jose sticking with Ferreira after he had a relatively successful period at the end of last season (just as I feared) .

We'll just have to sign him in a season or two when he leaves looking for first team football.

Boula would be a good buy for someone like Spurs - esp with their central defenders always geting injured - he may not have shown his best at Chelsea but the guy really is a class player

Tweedle wrote:Boula would be a good buy for someone like Spurs - esp with their central defenders always geting injured - he may not have shown his best at Chelsea but the guy really is a class player

Bayern also are on the look out for him. There is a chance he might go there.

Kimbo wrote:We'll just have to sign him in a season or two when he leaves looking for first team football.

What is Ben Haim thinking?
There's no way on earth he'll see first team football. Terry and Carvalho's place are set in stone, Alex (who is better than the starters) is waiting on the bench and none of the three are africans off to the ACN.

Kimbo might indeed be getting Ben Haim for a decent price next summer.

Pigs will have to fly before Ben Haim starts.

Tweedle wrote:Boula would be a good buy for someone like Spurs - esp with their central defenders always geting injured - he may not have shown his best at Chelsea but the guy really is a class player

I'm slightly concerned at the lack of talk about us signing a new RB. Surely Jose must realise that this is now the only area where we're short on quality and should be looking at potential RBs to come in?