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Chelsea boss Mourinho: Barcelona didn't know how good Cesc was

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has taken a dig at Barcelona over their treatment of Cesc Fabregas. Cesc joined Chelsea in the summer after two difficult years with Barca.

Mourinho said: "He's a better person than I thought, a fantastic guy, a fantastic professional.

"He's a player I knew from Barcelona but people there obviously didn't understand how good he was because sometimes he was playing in positions he wasn't suited to.

"But I knew many years ago he was a top player," Mourinho told ITV.

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