José Mourinho has said he supports Roman Abramovich’s decision to sell Petr Cech to Arsenal. Cech spent 10 years as Chelsea’s first-choice goalkeeper but completed a move across the capital on Monday after falling behind the Belgian Thibaut Courtois at Stamford Bridge. The Portuguese would have preferred Cech to stay, rather than strengthen a rival, but respected Abramovich’s decision to allow a distinguished servant to choose his next destination, and Cech chose to remain in London. “I support the owner’s decision to honour the player in this way,” Mourinho said on the club’s website. “Petr has been a great servant for Chelsea for 11 years and helped this club to...
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