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Chelsea rule out Benteke transfer move

22 August 2013 - 05:37

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has ruled out a move for Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke. The Belgian forward had been linked with a move to the Blues after scoring two Premier League goals in two games already.

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However, Mourinho has now told reporters that there will be no move for the burly frontman.<br />

"He is a great player, but he is a great player for a certain style of football," said Mourinho. "We try to play a different style of football.<br />

"We try to play the way we train every day, but the good thing from my team today is that Villa gave us a different match and we coped with that.<br />

"They have a special player with special qualities [and] they use him. Benteke is fantastic in the first phase and they play well from Benteke with the counter-attack."

Written by Ketan Patel