Rooney is not our only plan – Mourinho

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Chris Maduewesi

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Chelsea manager,Jose Mourinho has revealed that Manchester United striker,Wayne Rooney is not only their summer transfer target.
Rooney has been the subject of speculation,following the link with a move to Chelsea and United have had to turn down two bids for him,insisting that he is not for sale.
Mourinho said that there is a contingency plan in place,if they fail to sign Rooney this transfer window.
“We have plans B and C. Don’t ask me names. It’s difficult to speak about players from other clubs,” Mourinho said ahead of his team’s game with Aston Villa.
“We have the conditions to try to improve our team by bringing in one more player and we are going to try that till the end.”
He however added that they will continue their push for Rooney,despite the rebuttal from Manchester United.
“You try, because nobody forbids you to try,” Mourinho said.
“When you think that you’d like to have one player and the market is open and the official bids are not forbidden, official bids are always accepted in an ethical way.
“Of course, the player’s owners can do exactly what we did in relation to David Luiz and Barcelona.”

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