Chelsea
manager Jose Mourinho says he would not allow commercial interests to
influence his decision to sign a player for the club.
Chelsea became linked with a move for Japanese striker Yoshinori Muto
shortly after signing a five-year shirt sponsorship deal with tyre company
Yokohama Rubber - a deal that is the second most lucrative in Premier League
history at £200m.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he would not allow commercial interests
to influence his decision to sign a player for the club.
Chelsea became linked with a move for Japanese striker Yoshinori Muto
shortly after signing a five-year shirt sponsorship deal with tyre company
Yokohama Rubber - a deal that is the second most lucrative in Premier League
history at £200m.
But Mourinho was remaining quiet about a prospective deal to bring the FC
Tokyo striker to Stamford Bridge, saying: "I know a little (about Muto).
"(But) I don't think it's nice for me to speak about a player who plays for
FC Tokyo."
When asked about commercial interests influencing transfer policy, Mourinho
said: "That's modern football, that's modern management.
"Football is a business, is an industry. You have to think about the
financial situation, especially a club like Chelsea that wants always to be
under the rules and Financial Fair Play.
"You cannot close completely the door to a little bit of commercial
interest.
"But we are a football club, we want to win matches and trophies and we
don't get players if we don't believe the player is a good player or a good
prospect. That is for sure.
"We would never bring a player if the player has no capacity to be in a
Chelsea Football Club squad."
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