PEDRO SHOULDN'T GET COMFORTABLE - MOURINHO

PEDRO SHOULDN'T GET COMFORTABLE - MOURINHO

Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho has cautioned his new signing Pedro Rodriguez to buckle up and get ready for a tough season.

The Special one hailed his new star as one of the best in the World and said his decision to leave the comfort of Barcelona is brave.

Pedro only two days ago seemed destined to become a Manchester United player until the Blues swooped in and made a mouth-watering offer to Barcelona.

Chelsea then went ahead and acquired Ausburg’s fullback, Baba Rahman as insurance for Ivanovic who seems to have fallen off due to his recent performances.

Mourinho told reporters of his excitement that Pedro chose the blues, saying: “This week we got a very good young left-back that we need with potential and we got one of the best attacking players in the world”.

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“He’s a player with lots of experience and with something I really like very much, which is the desire to leave a giant club, the desire to leave one of the best clubs in the world.

“For a player like him, loved in the club, he loves the club, and he wants to leave because he wants something more for his career, I think is an evident sign of ambition.

“He wants to play every game. For many years he won everything playing with Messi, with [Andres] Iniesta, with all these stars but he wants more and I’m really happy with that kind of attitude. He comes to play, to win, to enjoy… not on holiday. So I’m really happy.”

Mourinho then denied that Pedro’s acquisation was to spite Manchester United but just getting a player he believe will help Chelsea succeed this season.

He said: “I only want to beat Man United on the pitch if it’s possible, I don’t even want to go in that direction.

“Our job here is not to try to get a player another club wants. Our job is try to get the players we think are good for us.”

When asked about the prospect of having John Stones join from Everton, the Portuguese said that he is open to “opportunities” before the close of the transfer window on September 1.

“Transfer window or opportunity window, we can call it what you want but I think, in this moment more than ever, in these last two weeks, I call it opportunity window,” he declared.

“[It] depends on the opportunities. Depends, can you do something you really believe you cannot afford to miss out to do? Let’s see.”

Meanwhile over at Barcelona, Lionel Messi praised Pedro’s contribution to the Catalan side over the years.

Through his Facebook profile, Messi wrote: “We’ve shared really great moments in together over the years, Good luck in the new chapter of your life, Pedro!”