Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho stays silent on Muto transfer

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he would not allow commercial interests to influence his decision to sign a player for the club.

Chelsea became linked with a move for Japanese striker Yoshinori Muto shortly after signing a five-year shirt sponsorship deal with tyre company Yokohama Rubber - a deal that is the second most lucrative in Premier League history at £200m.

But Mourinho was remaining quiet about a prospective deal to bring the FC Tokyo striker to Stamford Bridge, saying: "I know a little (about Muto).

"(But) I don't think it's nice for me to speak about a player who plays for FC Tokyo."

When asked about commercial interests influencing transfer policy, Mourinho said: "That's modern football, that's modern management.

"Football is a business, is an industry. You have to think about the financial situation, especially a club like Chelsea that wants always to be under the rules and Financial Fair Play.

"You cannot close completely the door to a little bit of commercial interest.

"But we are a football club, we want to win matches and trophies and we don't get players if we don't believe the player is a good player or a good prospect. That is for sure.

"We would never bring a player if the player has no capacity to be in a Chelsea Football Club squad."