Chelsea's Jose Mourinho ready to pursue interest in Wayne Rooney until transfer deadline day

Wayne Rooney

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that they will pursue signing Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney until transfer deadline day.

Rooney has strongly been linked with a move to Chelsea, who have had two bids rejected for the England international.

Mourinho was quoted by the Guardian: “We are doing things legally, making the official bid directly to the club, no interviews or comments or direct relations with the player, no contact, absolutely nothing. We are doing everything in an ethical way, so let’s see if things change.

“There is no time limit. We have our squad of strikers. We have identified the player as one we would like to have with us. We have done it in an ethical way and we are going to do that until the last day. And we will see how it comes.”

Rooney hasn’t taken part in any official pre-season games but has been called up to Roy Hodgson’s England squad to face Scotland next week.