José
Mourinho has been granted his wish of a grand statement signing, with Chelsea
confirming on Thursday afternoon they had completed the capture of Pedro from Barcelona in
a deal worth £21.1m.
Mourinho has
spoken about why Chelsea have made a slow start to their defence of
the Premier League title and claimed one of the reasons has been their
inability to fire the starting XI with fresh blood.
Last summer,
Mourinho oversaw the early signings of Diego Costa, Cesc Fàbregas and Thibaut
Courtois and he watched his team make a flying start. This time, despite his
wish to strike deals with similar haste, it has been more difficult, with only Asmir
Begovic and Radamel Falcao arriving before the opening game.
Both players are considered as back-ups.
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