Mourinho: Rivals want to buy title

Chelsea FC manager, Jose Mourinho said Premier leagues clubs are spending on players to buy title, he said this after his side won PSG on penalties after a 1-1 draw with the french club.


He said: "In the beginning of Mr Abramovich coming to Chelsea, Chelsea was buying the title.

"Now, they are buying the title. All of them, they are buying the title.

"It is up to us to be strong and to fight them and, obviously, to try and win it again, even without the big investments."

Mourinho was speaking after watching his side beat Paris Saint-Germain on penalties in their International Champions Cup encounter in North Carolina.

The Portuguese manager was impressed by the enthusiasm shown by the spectators and suggested that, if Chelsea ever need to temporarily vacate Stamford Bridge while the ground is expanded, they could play a match or two in the States.

He said: "The people gave us an atmosphere which is not normal because, in the end, this is a friendly match.

"This is a match where you are not obsessed with the result, we just want to train.

"You make changes to the team not tactically, you make changes because you have a plan to give a certain number of minutes to everyone, but the people made it a big atmosphere. Thanks a lot for that.

"Maybe, when we don’t have Stamford Bridge for a couple of years, we can come here and play a couple of matches in the Premier League, because we know the support is fantastic."
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