Chelsea could not at present consider signing
Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi, according to manager José Mourinho,
speaking in an interview on the TV channel BT Sport, Marca reports.
“We have no chance because now there is financial
fair play, and in accordance with that we have to follow certain norms and keep
within certain figures,” Mourinho said in the interview, which will be
broadcast on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.
“We are in no position to purchase an incredible
player at a stratospheric price,” Mourinho went on.
Financial fair play was a measure introduced by
FIFA in recent years to control spending by European clubs.
There has been a fair amount of speculation in the
media in the past few months about the possible departure of Messi from
Barcelona after them not winning any trophies last season. Cesc Fábregas, who
was Messi’s teammate at Barcelona before signing for Chelsea at the start of
the season, recently told Radio Marca, “I’d love to have Leo playing
alongside.”
In the interview, Mourinho also mentioned that some
years back he had the chance to manage Portugal. “When I was managing Real
Madrid, I agreed to do both jobs, but in the end Florentino Pérez did not allow
it. I have to admit that the two jobs are not really compatible, and it’s not
even ethical, when you think of how many unemployed managers there are.”
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