‘There’s so much noise’ – Jose Mourinho dismisses hype and talk of Roma fighting for Serie A title

Jose Mourinho has brushed away suggestions that his Roma side will compete for the 2022/23 Serie A title, insisting that their target remains improving on last season’s sixth-place finish. The capital club have had an impressive summer transfer window, strengthening their squad with the arrivals of Paulo Dybala, Georginio Wijnaldum and Nemanja Matic. Ad That business, coming off the back of last season’s Europa Conference League triumph, has led some pundits to tip the Giallorossi to fight for their first title since 2000/01.

TransfersWijnaldum joins Roma from PSG on a season-long loan05/08/2022 AT 18:56 However, talk of a Scudetto challenge left Mourinho irritated as he faced the media ahead of his side’s opening league game at Salernitana on Sunday. “We will try to improve on sixth place, but it amazes me how much people talk about us, unlike the others,” Mourinho said. “For you, Roma is a contender for the Scudetto, but only Sampdoria and Lecce have spent less than us.

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Our Scudetto, which we already won, was the love of the fans. “We have never spoken about the title, we have never spoken about massive investments, but only about time.” Roma have spent just €7m on transfer fees this summer, on Lille right-back Zeki Celik. Dybala, Matic and goalkeeper Mile Svilar were brought in on free