Mourinho: I Want Benny McCarthy
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Jose Mourinho has admitted that he would love to have Benni McCarthy at his displosal once again.
Jose is known to be a great admirer of the South African, who was a key member of his hugely successful Porto side.
He made a £1.8million from Porto last summer, and has been one of the best newcomers in England (along with Berbatov), scoring 18 times.
The Chelsea boss admits that he is a big fan of the striker, and that he asked Blackburn about him.
"Benni had a great first season," Mourinho told The Sun. "He quickly settled into the English game.
"He is the kind of striker every coach wants, and I am no exception. IÂ’ve worked with him successfully in the past at FC Porto. I do like Benni.
"IÂ’m not surprised about his achievements. He could score goals anywhere. If he stays injury free, heÂ’ll surpass his achievement of last season."
He then lifted the lid on the approach, revealing that McCarthy was also keen on the move.
"I saw the possibility of us reuniting at Chelsea, but he has a contract," revealed the Portuguese.
"I could tell that he wanted to play for me again, because we had a wonderful time together [at Porto].
"But Blackburn said he was not for sale and you have to respect that."
That hasn't stopped Chelsea before, but with the mega bucks no longer behind him, Mou is trying out the 'softly softly' approach this time around.
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had a chance to buy him when he said he was laeving porto. i guess its too late
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McCarty is gonna cost unless Abramovich can find some loose change. Otherwise, Mourniho have to wait for Bosman - thats provided if he is around then.
But I thought he does not want any more African players as he will lose them to ANC?
then again, Man U also sniffing around. he will be a good foil for Drogba, both strong and fast - wow. -
beg money from RA
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Mourinho Fails With Benni Swoop
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he's failed with a bid to buy Benni McCarthy from Blackburn.
Mourinho is currently trying to strengthen his squad to try and take the Premier League title back to Stamford Bridge next season.
And he sees the 29-year-old McCarthy - who helped him win the Champions League at Porto - as the perfect man to pep up his strikeforce.
But the Portuguese coach says Rovers don't want to sell the bargain £1.8million buy who produced 18 league goals in his first season at Ewood Park.
Mourinho told The Sun: "Benni had a great first season. He quickly settled into the English game.
"He is the kind of striker every coach wants and I am no exception.
"I've worked with him successfully in the past at FC Porto. I do like Benni.
"I saw the possibility of us reuniting at Chelsea but he has a contract.
"I could tell that he wanted to play for me again because we had a wonderful time together.
"But Blackburn said he was not for sale and you have to respect that." -
He will be an excellent buy compared to two others like Ballack and andri.....
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Originally posted by hobochua:He will be an excellent buy compared to two others like Ballack and andri.....
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haix it mccarthy goes, hes really wang en fu yi.
saying dont wanna leave blackburn jus ard 1/2 yr ago, now say wanna leave for chelsea after become the 2nd top scorer.
bellamy like tat, now mccarthy aso like tat. when will blackburn stop becoming the feeder club to other clubs>?
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Sheva's future in Stamford Bridge looks really shaky now.
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McCarthy is a good player and has shown he can make it in the EPL, good choice.