Chelsea could have to begin the defense of its Premier League title without striker Diego Costa when the champions host Swansea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday on the opening weekend of the new season.
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But the Blues boss believes the spending power of the top flight – due in part to next year’s bumper TV deal – will make this season’s title race one of the fiercest in recent campaigns.
He said: “I think Falcao could be an absolute star”.
I know that my club is able to buy or to sell – every club can buy or can sell in this moment – but I don’t like that feeling.
Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia said: “We are very happy that Jose has committed four more years to the club”.
Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness meanwhile has backed the 29-year-old forward to come good in a Chelsea shirt, following a disappointing four-goal haul over the entirety of last season at Old Trafford.
Falcao should be getting a chance to reprise his strike partnership with Costa from their Atletico Madrid days, if the Spain international’s hamstrings are more durable in 2015-16.
“They haven’t really strengthened at all, but they don’t need to have the best team – they have the best manager”.
With the addition of Petr Cech and his presence at the back, there is sense that Arsenal might end that dry spell of not winning Premier League since the Invincibles of 2003-04. “You have a minimum of five title contenders and the other teams get stronger and stronger”.
Eden Hazard should be in your team, it is that simple, especially this week since he is up against Swansea City, at Stamford Bridge.
“That means a lot and I want the players to feel it in a positive way”.
Costa missed a large portion of the final weeks of the season because of his injury and it has continued to plague him throughout the summer. He’s such an important player for us not just for the goals he scores but also for the football he produces and the mentality he helps create in the team. After the Red Bulls game I was disappointed but not upset, it was the first game of pre-season. “I have something to give back to this club and my story with this club hasn’t finished yet”.
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“I think in terms of possession we had the majority of the game but it’s the scoreline that matters and we’re disappointed with that”, he added. I will try to do it better with them.
