Demba Ba: Morainho blocked my transfer to this club on the last day of Merkato

Periskopi

29 July 2020, 08:00(6 years ago)

Demba Ba has discovered how his former coach, Jose Mourinho, blocked his transfer to Arsenal during his time at Chelsea. Now 35-year-old, part of Istanbul Basaxehir, Da was joined by Chelsea in January 2013 by Newcastle, after two amazing seasons in HINA St James Parke, where he scored 29 goals [...]

Demba Ba has discovered how his former coach, Jose Mourinho, blocked his transfer to Arsenal during his time at Chelsea.

Now 35-year-old, part of Istanbul Basaxehir, Da was joined by Chelsea in January 2013 by Newcastle, after two amazing seasons in HINA St James Parke, where he scored 29 goals in 54 presentations.

The Representative from Senegal wanted to leave Chelsea, since Samuel Etoão's arrival knew his time would be more limited.

I was really close to joining Arsenal. I was at my home in Paris, without commitments, when I received a call from Arsene Wenger, who asked me if I wanted to go back to London for medical tests”, declared B for FourFourTuo.

I woke up at 0900, it was the last day of transfers, I got a train, I got to London, but this transfer never happened”

“Arsenal made several signatures on the same day (Mesut Ozil and Emilia viviano), and Mourinho chose to block the deal because he did not want to help Chelsea's opponents become more competitive”.