Chelsea manager José Mourinho (Photo : Reuters)
Chelsea manager José Mourinho admonished his Premiere League competitors Manchester United, Manchester City, and Liverpool of trying to buy the trophy by immensely spending in this summer's transfer window, as reported by SkySports.
Ironically, it was Mourinho who was first accused of buying the trophy during his first year of handling the Stamford Bridge giants in 2013. The 52-year-old former Portuguese midfielder was then spending big in acquiring new talents for owner Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire.
While Mourinho never exactly mentioned club names, it was obvious who he was referring to as The Special One said that "all of them, they are buying the title."
He went on to say that the Blues need "to be strong and to fight them" and "to try and win it again" next season even without significant signings made this offseason.
The Red Devils are perhaps the biggest spenders this summer, splurging £82 million on Memphis Depay (PSV Eindhoven), Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton), Matteo Darmian (Torino), and Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich) so far. Rumors abound that Louis van Gaal is not yet done and was hinting on a "surprise" signing before the transfer period ends.
City is another top spender following the £49-million acquisition of Raheem Sterling from Liverpool.
When asked how he felt about all the big-money signings, Mourinho said that he is expecting the best managers to buy the best players as well and that he is "not against it."
"I understand it and I accept it. I am not afraid," he said, as reported by the Mirror.
However, the Pensioners' head honcho also admitted that if ever he is given the chance to stop the signings, he would. "I would prefer them not to buy or to buy bad. But I cannot stop them. I don't care."
