Jose Mourinho says Chelsea have concluded their activity in the January transfer window.
The Portuguese has moved to sign Mohamed Salah from Basel, with Juan Mata's move to Manchester United imminent.
Salah, who must pass a medical and agree personal terms, which is something of a formality, and become Chelsea’s third signing of the month after Bertrand Traore and Nemanja Matic.
Traore is an 18-year-old prospect who was immediately loaned to Vitesse Arnhem, while Matic has been thrust straight into the first-team squad after initially departing for Benfica in the deal which saw David Luiz move to Stamford Bridge.
“Hopefully we are done,” Mourinho said. “We are not bringing in a striker in this window.”
Mata and Kevin De Bruyne, who joined Wolfsburg, have departed for big fees and substantial profits, while Michael Essien on Friday joined AC Milan for an undisclosed fee.
Mourinho plans to field a strong team today against Stoke City as Chelsea bid to continue their fine recent record in the FA Cup.
They have won the trophy in four of the past seven years, beginning when Mourinho won the cup in 2007 during his first spell.
With Fernando Torres out due to a knee injury, striker Demba Ba could be given a first start since October against a team that beat Chelsea in early December.
Chelsea have won six of their last seven, conceding twice, but Mourinho is wary of a repeat result against Mark Hughes’s men.
The Portuguese said: “We lost against this team and it was not a long time ago.
“Everybody knows who Stoke is: very physical, very direct, very strong on set-pieces, they come here to compete. I expect a very difficult match. That’s why I’m going to play with a strong team.”
In today’s early kick off, at 5pm UAE time, Fulham travel to League One side Sheffield United with 21-year-old defender Dan Burn set to retain his place for the Premier League strugglers.
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