Mourinho: Chelsea need stability Jose Mourinho feels Chelsea need to remain a stable UEFA Champions League club if they are succeed under the Financial Fair Play rules.
The Stamford Bridge outfit have left it late to secure qualification for Europe's premier club competition in the last two seasons, and Mourinho believes they need to maintain their presence in the tournament in an era of tighter financial restrictions.
"We need to go back to this stability," he told the club's official website.
'It's important for the players, for the young players' development, for the club, for the fan base and for the economic situation which is more important with Financial Fair Play.
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Reid remains at West Brom after agreeing new deal Defender Steven Reid has penned a new one-year deal at West Brom.
The 32-year-old, who joined from Blackburn in 2010, appeared set to leave the Hawthorns as talks over a new contract looked to have stalled. He took to Twitter last week to thank the club's fans, which sparked speculation he was poised to be released.
Reid and the West Brom hierarchy, though, have now resolved any issues and the former Republic of Ireland international is pleased to remain with the club, with Sky Sports reporting that he has agreed a 12-month extension.
"Delighted to be extending stay at WBA," he wrote on Twitter. "Roll on next season!"
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Dortmund confirm Lewandowski stay Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has insisted that Robert Lewandowski will not be leaving the club in the off-season.
The Poland striker has impressed with his displays for the Westfalenstadion outfit, helping them to two Bundesliga titles in the last three seasons and the UEFA Champions League final last campaign.
Lewandowski has been linked with a number of clubs including Manchester United and Bayern Munich, who beat Dortmund in last month's Champions League final at Wembley.
However, Watzke, who had previously stressed that the 24-year-old would not be joining Bayern, has now moved to ward off all potential suitors by stating that Lewandowski will rema
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Hull sign Figueroa Hull City have confirmed the signing of defender Maynor Figueroa on a free transfer.
Honduras international Figueroa joins the newly-promoted Premier League club as a free agent after he left Wigan following a five-year stay at the DW Stadium.
The full-back was a key-part of the Wigan side that got to last season's FA Cup final - although he did not take part in the 1-0 final success over Manchester City - but could not prevent the club from suffering relegation to the Championship.
Figueroa was signed by then Wigan manager Steve Bruce in 2008, and the 30-year-old has opted to rejoin his old boss, moving to the KC Stadium on a two-year deal.
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Brentford confirm signing of Bidwell from Everton Jake Bidwell, a product of Everton's youth academy, has left the club to join Brentford following a successful loan spell.
The defender joined Everton aged 11 and worked his way through the youth teams but made just one senior appearance in a UEFA Europa League tie against BATE Borisov in 2009.
He was loaned to Brentford last season and impressed as they had a strong campaign, and manager Uwe Rosler has moved quickly to sign the 20-year-old on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
The defender made 50 appearances last season as Brentford reached the play-off final where they lost to Yeovil Town.
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Liverpool appoint new chief financial officer Liverpool have confirmed the appointment of Andy Hughes as their new chief financial officer.
Hughes will manage the Premier League club's monetary operations, joining their senior management staff after previously holding positions at Hilton Hotels, Ernst and Young and Guoman and Thistle Hotels.
"I am very proud to join Liverpool Football Club - a brand that is recognised all over the world," Hughes told the club's official website.
"It's an exciting time to be joining and there is real opportunity to further develop the club's financial operations."
Liverpool have spent large sums on players in the pas
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Isco reveals offers from Real and City Malaga star Isco is hoping to decide his future soon after confirming that he has received offers from Real Madrid and Manchester City.
The 21-year-old attracted many admirers with his performances for the La Rosaleda outfit last season as he helped his side to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Isco has continued to impress for Spain at the U-21 European Championships but, although he is eager to resolve his future with interest from both Real and City, the attacking midfielder is solely focused on enjoying his football.
"Well, these are two subjects which are on the table," he told AS.
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Kinnear: Cabaye will stay at Newcastle Newcastle director of football Joe Kinnear has insisted that Yohan Cabaye will stay at the club despite reported interest from Monaco.
The midfielder has been linked with a move to the big-spending Ligue 1 outfit, with Newcastle moving to deny that the France international had completed a medical at the Stade Louis II.
Kinnear, who confirmed he had agreed to return to St James' Park on Sunday, was quick to reaffirm the Premier League club's stance, and stated his confidence that the former Lille man would not be going anywhere during the transfer window.
"He (Cabaye) will stay," Kinnear told the Newcastle Evening Chronicle.
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