Mourinho: Mohamed Salah won’t leave Chelsea
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho rubbished reports suggesting that Mohamed Salah will be offloaded in the January transfer window, insisting that the Egyptian forward remains part of his plans.
Salah has struggled for regular football since joining the English Premier League side from Swiss side Basel last January, with an array of attacking talents at Mourinho’s disposal making life difficult for him.
The 22-year-old was also criticized for being profligate but Mourinho is keeping faith with the pacy forward, who turned down an offer from Liverpool to link up with the Portuguese at the Blues.
“Salah is our player, he is a player we like and a player we trust. He is a player in our squad and he is going nowhere,” the former Real Madrid boss said on Friday at news conference previewing Chelsea’s Premier League game against Hull City.
Saah has played six games in all competitions so far this season but has failed to find the net.
Salah made a rare Champions League start when Chelsea defeated Sporting Lisbon 3-1 in their final group-stage game on Wednesday.
During the conference, Mourinho praised Salah for his performance against the Portugese team. “He doesn’t go for sure. Maybe he moves house, but not club!” he added.
