Moratti: We don't need Chelsea pair

Moratti: We don't need Chelsea pair
(PA) Monday 6 July 2009
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Inter Milan have cooled their interest in Chelsea duo Deco and Ricardo Carvalho.

The Portugal internationals have been strongly linked with the Serie A champions having both worked previously under Nerazzurri coach Jose Mourinho.

But Inter president Massimo Moratti believes the current squad is strong enough without bringing in two players in their 30s.

"Deco and Carvalho? They are two champions but at this time I don't feel there's a need to buy them," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Both Deco and Carvalho struggled for form and fitness at Stamford Bridge last season and it remains to be seen if they fit into the plans of new Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti.

Inter, meanwhile, have been fairly active in the close season, bringing in Brazilian midfielder Thiago Motta and Argentina forward Diego Milito from Genoa, with a raft of players going in the opposite direction.

But Mourinho will be more concerned with retaining the services of some of his star players, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maicon reported targets for clubs in England and Spain.