Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes the Premier League
title is up for grabs in 2014-15, with England's top flight stronger than ever.
After easily winning back-to-back Premier League trophies
in his first spell at Stamford Bridge between 2004 and 2007, Mourinho managed
third position upon his return to Chelsea last season.
Chelsea only finished four points adrift of champions
Manchester City, while London rivals Arsenal were a further three behind.
The upcoming campaign is expected to go down to the wire
once again, with City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham
reinforcing their squads as they attempt to challenge for the title.
And Mourinho, who won the league by 12 and eight points
respectively in successive seasons, is looking forward to a closely fought
competition.
"In England it is even stronger now than in my first
period," Mourinho said in an interview with BT Sport.
"Even more now because when I first came Man City
didn't have this financial situation they have now.
"Even Tottenham at this moment, all the top five or
six. In this moment can you tell me who is going to win the Premier League?
"You can't tell me. You can try to tell me but can
you say which one of the top five is going to be outside the Champions League?
You can't say. This is what I want."
Not to be outdone by their rivals in the transfer market,
Chelsea have also been busy, signing Diego Costa, Cesc Fabregas, Filipe Luis,
and fan favourite Didier Drogba on a free transfer.
David Luiz and Romelu Lukaku were sold, while club icons
Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole were not offered new contracts in a major
reshuffle heading into 2014-15.
"Last season was important for me and for the
players, but I think we did a fantastic job in the transfer market – we went
exactly to the targets we want to go," he said.
Chelsea kick-off their Premier League season at newly
promoted Burnley on August 18.
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