the Monaco forward and their Portuguese manager
has revealed that they are in the market for an
attacker
Jose Mourinho has revealed that Chelsea are in the
market for a striker this summer, with the club
attempting to negotiate a deal for Radamel Falcao.
Goal reported on June 5 that Mourinho is at the
centre of the push to sign Falcao, who struggled to
make an impact in the Premier League during his
loan spell with Manchester United in the 2014-15
season.
The Colombia international has since returned to
Monaco, with United deciding against taking up an
option to purchase him outright, and, while not
mentioning the forward by name, the Blues boss
has confirmed he is looking to sign a striker.
He told The Sunday Times : "We have to buy a
striker because we want to have three strikers of a
good level.
"We do not want to have just one [transfer target].
Then you lose a good position on the negotiation
table."
Mourinho, though, anticipates a difficult process in
acquiring players that will improve a Chelsea side
that stormed to the Premier League title. He added:
"It will be difficult to find players to go straight into
the team.
"Because it's not easy to find a better striker than
Diego [Costa], a better keeper than [Thibaut]
Courtois, a better midfield player than [Nemanja]
Matic or [Cesc] Fabregas.
"This season is about improving the squad,
bringing players to make us more consistent, so
we don't go through difficult periods like last
season when we had crucial injuries. We have to
try and protect that situation by adding two or
three players."
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