Mourinho coy on Chelsea links with Muto

Tokyo president Naoki Ogane claimed that the Premier League leaders have made an offer for the Japan international, who has already scored three goals in four J-League appearances this term.

It was put to the Portuguese boss that the signing of Muto would be beneficial financially for Chelsea, considering the club are due to visit Japan in pre-season and Japanese company Yokohama Rubber are to be their official shirt partner next term.

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