Mourinho: Messi too expensive forChelsea

Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho has
confessed that the Blues are not in a posi­
tion to sign Barcelona Argentine talisman,
Lionel Messi.
Mourinho who had earlier said Stamford
Bridge was already too solid and as such
ruled out going for any fresh legs during
the January transfer window pointed out
that UEFA’s Financial Fair Play(FFP)
restrictions clearly makes it impossible
for Chelsea to bid for Messi.
The Blues last month announced a record
£18.4 million profit for the year ending
June 2014, driven by increased revenues
and shrewd player trading, and appear
well on course to comply with FFP.
But Mourinho insisted the break-even
regulations meant there is no way of
bringing four-time Ballon d’Or winner
Messi, who had a £205m release clause
in his Barcelona contract, to Stamford
Bridge in the near future.
“No I have no chance of that,” the
Portuguese said in a BT Sport special to
be broadcast today (Christmas Day).
“Because at this moment there is financial
fair play and with the financial fair play
we have to follow certain rules, certain
numbers and we obviously have no
conditions to buy, as you say a ‘super
amazing player’ paid with ‘super amazing
numbers’. At Chelsea at this moment we
cannot do [it].”