{"id":28722,"date":"2017-07-20T15:54:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T14:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=28722"},"modified":"2017-07-20T15:54:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T14:54:26","slug":"mourinho-undaunted-moratas-move-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/mourinho-undaunted-moratas-move-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourinho Undaunted About Morata\u2019s Move To Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is undaunted by Alvaro Morata’s imminent move to Chelsea as he challenged Romelu Lukaku.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid and Chelsea have agreed on a fee for Morata, who was also a target for United during the close-season.<\/p>\n

Both Premier League clubs were also believed to be chasing Lukaku, with United signing the striker for a reported \u00a375million from Everton.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Wednesday, Mourinho said he had little interest in his former club’s movements as he challenged Lukaku to prove his worth at the top level, including the Champions League.<\/p>\n

“I’m not interested in what Chelsea Football Club does, really,” he told<\/a> a news conference.<\/p>\n

“We needed a striker. With Zlatan [Ibrahimovic] in his best condition we needed one to give cover, to give options, him and Marcus [Rashford] was not enough, especially after Zlatan’s injury.<\/p>\n

“We got a big player, a player that I can compare with what he was a few years ago because he worked with me a few months like four or five years ago. His development was very, very good.”<\/p>\n

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