‘We can’t just sign Mykhailo Mudryk’: Jose Mourinho criticises Chelsea’s spending power – the same day Todd Boehly’s Blues splashed out £88m on the Ukraine star and handed him an eight-and-a-half year deal
Chelsea received criticism from Jose Mourinho for their excessive spending on the same day that they acquired Mykhailo Mudryk for £88 million.
Paulo Dybala scored twice on Sunday as Roma defeated Fiorentina 2-0 under manager Mourinho, who twice managed the Blues.
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After the game, however, the Portuguese manager criticized the Premier League team’s allegedly reckless spending, lamenting the fact that he must ‘find a solution’ with his current players rather than merely adding a new one.
Jose Mourinho, the manager of Roma, took aim at Chelsea’s alleged buying spree.
His remarks were made on the same day that the Blues paid £88 million to recruit Mykhailo Mudryk (above).
He responded, “We must get the young players to improve, in order to have that quality,” when questioned about deploying defender Marash Kumbulla as Roger Ibanez’s backup. This trait belongs to (midfielder Benjamin) Tahirovic.
“I don’t anticipate anyone to show up,” Tiago Pinto, the director, was frank and forthright; he said things that coaches ordinarily don’t like to hear.
Under Todd Boehly’s new leadership, the Premier League team has spent about £400 million.
The dream is that. With those kinds of almost endless resources, I worked at clubs. These days, there are more and more clubs that meet that description, but that is not our description. We put in a lot of effort and work within the limitations of our abilities.
With the arrivals of Wesley Fofana, Raheem Sterling, and Marc Cucurella in the summer, Chelsea has already spent almost to £400 million on new players under Todd Boehly’s new management.
The team also acquired Mudryk, Benoit Badiashile for £35 million, and Joao Felix on loan until the end of the season for about £15 million during the January transfer window.