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Mourinho fails to land McCarthy
LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho revealed Monday that he has failed to buy South African striker Benni McCarthy from Blackburn.
Mourinho is looking to strengthen his squad to try and reclaim the Premier League title next season and believes McCarthy - who helped him win the Champions League at Porto - could fit into his strikeforce.
But Rovers did not want to sell the 29-year-old player they bought for just 1.8 million pounds and scored 18 league goals in his first season.
"Benni had a great first season. He quickly settled into the English game," Mourinho told The Sun.
"He is the kind of striker every coach wants and I am no exception.
"I've worked with him successfully in the past at FC Porto. I do like Benni. I saw the possibility of us reuniting at Chelsea but he has a contract.
"I could tell that he wanted to play for me again because we had a wonderful time together.
"But Blackburn said he was not for sale and you have to respect that."
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