Chelsea pursuit of Rooney is "finished", says Mourinho

The Stamford Bridge boss admitted his
attempts to lure the Manchester United striker
to London are over, but believes new forward
Samuel Eto'o will bring experience to the side
Jose Mourinho admits that Chelsea's pursuit of
Manchester United star Wayne Rooney is
"finished", but insists he is happy with his
squad after the purchase of Anzhi Makhachkala
forward Samuel Eto'o.
The Blues' bid to buy the unsettled England
striker has been one of the summer's longest-
running transfer sagas, but the deal appeared
to be over after Rooney publicly thanked the
United fans for a warm reception while playing
against Mourinho's men at Old Trafford on
Monday.
And while the 50-year-old coach has failed in
his attempts to lure David Moyes' player to
Stamford Bridge, he says new signing Eto'o -
who he worked with previously at Inter - will
give his forward line some much-needed
experience.
"No, no. For all parties, finished," he told Sky
Sports after Chelsea lost the Uefa Super Cup to
Bayern Munich 5-4 on penalties on Friday
night. "One thing is to tell you through other
people that you want, you want, you want, you
want, you want, you want very much, but in
the end of the day...
"It's the end [of our business]. We have a good
group and Samuel [Eto'o] will give us other
kind of qualities in attack - an experienced
player in a team that needs some experienced
players."
Mourinho insists he is not disappointed with
Rooney's decision not to hand in a transfer
request at United, suggesting the player has to
do what he feels is right for his career and his
life.
"No. I feel it's alright," he continued.
"Everyone has to show his life, his future, so
for me, I respect that a lot."

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