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Chelsea will make a renewed bid to sign Radamel Falcao at some point next year, according to the Daily Mirror. The Blues boss, who was present in Brussels to check on Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne, took the opportunity to take a look at Falcao ahead of the January transfer window.
And Mourinho would likely have been impressed with what he saw, with the Monaco striker turning in another accomplished performance.
Falcao was coy on the rumours linking him with Chelsea after the match, but admitted he hoped he impressed Mourinho.
He came here to see good football, played by good players and to see a good spectacle,’ said Falcao.
‘I hope to make a good impression on him in the match.
‘Would I like to play in the Premier League? It’s one of the most important leagues in the world.’
Jackson Martinez has revealed that he is prepared to depart FC Porto for a bigger club, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham interested in his services during the summer. According to the report, Mourinho was also keeping an eye on Jackson Martinez, who has hinted of summer move away from Porto and highly rated Udinese striker Luis Muriel. Martinez has already scored 9 goals this season, more than all Chelsea strikers combined, while Muriel was a reported target of several Premier League clubs like Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal.
Chelsea are plotting a £25m move for Marseille’s hot-headed defensive midfielder Giannelli Imbula.
Mourinho has sent staff to scout Imbula on numerous occasions, with the Frenchman thought to be valued around £18 million.
However, Mourinho is keen to bring in a holding midfielder not dissimilar to Claude Makelele, who became a lynchpin of his side during his first spell at Stamford Bridge.
Imbula joined Marseille from Guingamp last summer and has made 12 appearances for them this season.
Schalke’s 18-year-old Max Meyer has made a big impression as injuries have meant him getting a run in the side this season. And the playmaker is believed to have caught the eye of Mourinho after appearing in both recent Champions League matches against Chelsea. Schalke sporting director Horst Heldt is aware of the interest.
“There is no official offer from Chelsea, but I have heard of the interest,” he told German magazine Kicker.
Meyer has also been alerted to Chelsea’s monitoring of him, but says he wants to remain with Schalke.
“It delights me that there is so much interest in me,” he explained, according to ESPN. “I’ve only read about it in the papers and I am the wrong person to talk to about it. My agent takes care of it.”
Borussia Dortmund are desperate to stop Robert Lewandowski joining rivals Bayern Munich and they are planning to offload him to a Premier League club.
Dortmund will offer Lewandowski to the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United for just £7m to see if there are any takers.
Chelsea have their eye on another top striker in Manchester United star Wayne Rooney. They are planning to lodge a £35m bid in January to try and tempt United to sell.
Chelsea failed to sign the English striker in the summer window as Manchester United rejected two official bids from Jose Mourinho.
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Another reported move that it is difficult to see coming to fruition is Chelsea captain John Terry joining Galatasaray. The Sun has claimed that the Turkish champions want Terry to sign a pre-contract agreement in January ahead of his contract expiring at the end of the season. Galatasaray are now managed by Roberto Mancini, who pushed to sign Terry when he was Manchester City boss.
Chelsea midfielder Ramires has reiterated that he is happy to remain at Chelsea, despite continued speculation about interest from Real Madrid. The Brazilian has impressed since joining from Benfica in 2010 and has been a clear favorite of Jose Mourinho at the beginning of his second spell in charge at Stamford Bridge, with the midfielder playing every single minute of Chelsea’s Premier League season to date.
“I see the interest of Real Madrid as a recognition of my good work in Europe, but I'm under contract with Chelsea and it would be unethical for me to comment,” he told Sambafoot. “For the moment, these are only rumors. I am very happy here. I am respected and part of the club's history. If I leave, Chelsea would have to make the decision. Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in the world. I have realized my dream here.”
Michael Essien insists there are no issues between him and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, despite a lack of regular first-team football this season.
Essien told Asempa FM: "I am not worried to sit on the bench at Chelsea. I am an experienced player to cope with this situation.
"I will continue with my hard work and training and I hope my time will come to start games for Chelsea."
Essien also denied speculation that he had been asked to stop playing international football, and when asked whether the Blues boss had ever advised him not to turn out for his country, replied: "Never. I am going on well with Mourinho.
"There is no problem. This is not true. Mourinho has never asked me not to play for Ghana."
Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has urged Kevin De Bruyne to leave Chelsea next year.
And Wilmots has said he would love to see the midfielder sign for Schalke.
"My request is that Kevin De Bruyne plays regular first-team football," Wilmots told Sport BILD.
"Everyone knows what he is capable of. Schalke is a special club for me and it would be great to see a player of this quality play for Schalke 04.
"Kevin De Bruyne is a player that many clubs are about to consider."
Chelsea striker Demba Ba, who has been linked with Arsenal, is keen on a move to Turkey, according to his agent.
Arsenal were believed to have made a move to sign Ba during the summer, and are still reportedly keen on signing the 28-year-old, who has fallen behind Fernando Torres and Samuel Eto'o in the pecking order at Chelsea this season under Jose Mourinho.
But Besiktas are also believed to be interested in signing the Senegal, and according to Ceylan Caliskan, his client wants to move to Turkey next year.
"I talk closely with Demba Ba, he wants to play for a Turkish club," Caliskan said.
