Manager
Jose Mourinho has given a clear hint Chelsea will make a third
big-money attempt to buy Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney before
the transfer window closes on September 2.
The Europa League holders have already had two sizeable offers for the unsettled England international rejected, with media reports putting the most recent bid at £25 million to £30 million.
"We will try to the last day to add a new player to the squad, a striker, but at this moment every striker has a club," Mourinho told reporters after Chelsea launched their Premier League season with a 2-0 home win over promoted Hull City on Sunday.
"I don't think it's ethical that I name a player that belongs to another club ... but if we have to make the bid we will do it in an ethical way, not like some clubs. We don't speak to players, we speak to clubs.
"We don't do what many clubs do and go around and try to influence players to behave in a certain way. We go direct to the club in a correct manner and we are going to try to do that until the last day of the window."
The Europa League holders have already had two sizeable offers for the unsettled England international rejected, with media reports putting the most recent bid at £25 million to £30 million.
"We will try to the last day to add a new player to the squad, a striker, but at this moment every striker has a club," Mourinho told reporters after Chelsea launched their Premier League season with a 2-0 home win over promoted Hull City on Sunday.
"I don't think it's ethical that I name a player that belongs to another club ... but if we have to make the bid we will do it in an ethical way, not like some clubs. We don't speak to players, we speak to clubs.
"We don't do what many clubs do and go around and try to influence players to behave in a certain way. We go direct to the club in a correct manner and we are going to try to do that until the last day of the window."
chelsea, forget rooney,united for life.
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