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       Sports-Mourinho 'calm' over Rooney
   DIR By: Ebenezer
       Date: July 26, 2013, 8:07 pm
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       Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he was"calm" over his
       high-stakesbid for Wayne Rooney after emerging star Romelu
       Lukaku burnished his growing reputation with another two goals
       in Jakarta.
       Mourinho indicated there had been no new offer for Rooney after
       Manchester United rejected an initial bid. But he also said
       Chelsea were sticking by their decision not to targetany other
       players.
       "No," said Mourinho, after Chelsea's 8-1 hammering of Indonesia
       All-Stars late on Thursday, when asked if there had been
       movement on the transfer situation.
       "In this moment we have what you know... that bid that was
       public and official, and after that nothing else and we are
       calm, as we told you. We are calm because we are happy with what
       we have."
       The Portuguese manager has much riding on the Rooney bid with
       Chelsea looking at no other playersafter the signings of Germany
       forward Andre Schurrle, 22, Holland midfielder Marco van Ginkel,
       20, and veteran Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, 40.
       But he has also been boosted by the return from loan spells of
       22-year-old Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne- currently
       nursing a knee injury - and powerhouse striker Lukaku, who has
       bagged four goals on Chelsea's three-game Asiantour.
       Lukaku, who struck the winner from the penalty spot in Bangkok,
       and was also on target in Kuala Lumpur, added a close-range
       header and side-footed finish on Thursday to press his claims
       for regular first team football next season.
       Mourinho said erratic, 50 million Spanish striker Fernando
       Torres should bepleased to have competition for a starting spot
       from the imposing Lukaku, even without Rooney in the squad.
       "I think Fernando should be happy because we havecompetition on
       the team and I think it's good for everybody in every position,"
       he said.
       "So Fernando, I think he will be pleased because forsome time at
       Chelsea he was basically the young striker, after that it was
       Demba Ba, arriving in January... and now we have three
       strikers."
       He added that veteran England midfielder Frank Lampard would
       resume training next week after an Achilles injury as Chelsea
       head for four morepre-season games in the United States.
       Chelsea won the Premier League twice during Mourinho's first
       spell in charge and they are seen as a serious threat to
       title-holders Manchester Unitedand 2012 winners Manchester City,
       who are both blooding new managers.
       And Mourinho will hope to steal a march on United by racking up
       a three-point lead before they meet on August 26, after
       scheduling arrangements handed Chelsea two home games at the
       start of the season to the champions' one match, away to
       Swansea.
       "I'm never too worried with the fixtures with the calendar, when
       you play, when you play at home, when you play away, whenyou
       play against a rival," Mourinho said.
       "I'm not worried about it. We just start against Hull City, we
       will try to win and after that comes (Aston) Villa, Man
       United... match after match and we'll see what happens."
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