Jose Mourinho criticises one of Arsenal’s signings who is too 'similar' to other players
JOSE MOURINHO has questioned one of Arsenal’s summer signings.
Posted Monday, August 12, 2019 by Express.co.uk
Arsenal had a busy end to the transfer window and ended up signing six new players overall.
One of them was midfielder Dani Ceballos, who joined on a season-long loan from Real Madrid.
But Jose Mourinho thinks there are players already at Arsenal, like Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who are very similar to Ceballos.
So he wonders why Unai Emery has brought the Spain Under-21 star in.
"Ceballos, I think they have other Ceballos' in the squad," he said on Sky Sports.
"He's a good player but I think they have other Ceballos'.
"When I see Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Ceballos, they can play in different positions on the pitch and very similar characteristics."
Arsenal made a club-record signing in the summer, bringing Nicolas Pepe in from Lille.
Jose Mourinho has questioned Arsenal's decision to sign Dani Ceballos
And Mourinho is a big fan of the winger, who he watched live a lot last season.
"Last season I didn't want to come to English stadiums after being sacked at United and I went to Lille many times," the Portuguese added.
"So I know Pepe quite well, I think he's a very, very talented player.
"But there is always a question mark in the time you need to adapt.
"Come to England, French spoken, African boy, grew up in France.
"A question mark in relation to the time of his adaptation but obviously a kid with a lot of talent.
"I think he is potentially a very good signing for Arsenal."
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