Jose Mourinho Explains Why Mo Salah Left Chelsea

Jose Mourinho has been speaking to the press about the man of the moment – Mo Salah, who he notes is only getting better and better this season.

He also touched on why the player left Chelsea, and noted that it was a decision from the club and nothing to do with him in terms of blame.

Speaking to ESPN Brazil, and made it clear how much he rates Salah, noting that he thinks the player is in the form of his life. He said: “I think everything has surprised even him. It has been fantastic,” the Manchester United boss said of Salah’s breakout season.

“But he is a great player that has reached the peak of maturity, he has already lived several other experiences and now has fitted perfectly into the style of play of the team, of the coach and of the club as well. So it doesn’t surprise me that much.

“People say that I was the one that sold Salah and it is the opposite.

“I bought Salah.

“It is the opposite. I was the one that bought Salah. I was the one that told Chelsea to buy Salah. It was with me in charge that Salah came to Chelsea. But he came as a young kid, physically he was not ready, mentally he was not ready, socially and culturally he was lost and everything was tough for him.

“We decided to put him on loan and he asked for that as well. He wanted to play more minutes, to mature, he wanted to go and we sent him on loan to Fiorentina, and at Fiorentina he started to mature.

“Chelsea decided to sell him, OK?”

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Mourinho is of course now at United, and it’s going to be a vital summer for him, with the manager reportedly willing to sell key players who he feels do not meet the standard he requires.

Paul Pogba was thought to be on the chopping block, though has said that the pair have been avoiding criticising each other in the media, with the player noting that his relationship with Mourinho is fine – though refusing to say if he would be at the club come next season.

Anthony Martial is another player who Mourinho has been frustrated with, and fans are worried the Frenchman will be sold and it will come back to haunt the club after Mourinho leaves, which looking at De Bruyne and Salah, may well be the case.