Although the Blues, led by Roman Abramovich, were amongst the first in Europe to be bankrolled by an exceedingly wealthy owner, Mourinho believes there is a difference between his own actions, before Financial Fair Play rules came into effect. and City’s current transfer activity.
“Back then it was a free world. There was no FFP. If your club was a rich one, your owner a rich one, there were no rules. It was an open situation. If Uefa goes with FFP until the last consequence and they explain really to the people what FFP means, maybe in that moment people will realise that some teams are different to other teams,” the Portuguese insisted.
Questioned on whether Chelsea could directly compete with Sheikh Mansour’s side for a transfer target, Mourinho was adamant that they cannot.
“If they want to make it impossible, yes it’s impossible. Because we are not competing outside what is important for us, the fair FFP. We are working, thinking and believing that FFP is going to be in practice. So there are things that are impossible for us to do,” he declared.
While it is unclear exactly how City plan to adhere to Uefa’s rules, Mourinho was undeterred by the suggestion that neutrals admire City but Chelsea have been maligned for their success in the last decade.
“I don’t know and I don’t care. In my time we were accused of buying the title. Because our owner was Mr Abramovich, just arrived in the country. I don’t envy the fact that they have this kind of protection of whichever word. Times change. Many things people considered wrong 50 years ago are something very normal now. I don’t want to be popular. I want to win more than ever,” he declared.
After being drawn into a spat with Sam Allardyce over West Ham’s defensive tactics despite parking the bus himself when needs be, Mourinho’s comments bemoaning City’s power in the transfer market are also likely to fall on deaf ears after the manner in which Chelsea dominated the market unopposed and paid inflated feeds in the early years of Abramovich’s reign.
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