Jose Mourinho wants players with a high work-rate at Chelsea [GETTY]
Mourinho signed five players and saw five leave in a busy month of ins and outs at Stamford Bridge.
The sale of Juan Mata to Manchester United for a club-record £37.1million caused some controversy, but Mourinho insists the move was for the good of both the player and the club.
Kevin De Bruyne's £16.5m switch to Wolfsburg was the other major departure, with the Blues bringing in £21m midfielder Nemanja Matic and £11m Mohamed Salah.
While part of Mourinho's transfer plans were down to Chelsea adhering to Financial Fair Play regulations, he has revealed another reason for re-signing Matic and bringing in Salah.
Juan Mata left Chelsea to join Manchester United for £37.1m [PA]
Kevin De Bruyne joined Wolfsburg [GETTY]
Nemanja is 25 and Mohamed is 21, so I think you can see we are trying to build a team for the future
"Matic has grown as a player during his time in Portugal and he has come back to this club as a fantastic all-round midfielder.
"As for Salah – he is a young, enthusiastic player with great pace and we have seen that he can score goals and create chances for his team-mates."
Nemanja Matic re-joined Chelsea from Benfica [PA]
Mohamed Salah has yet to feature for Chelsea [STUART ROBINSON/EXPRESS]Mourinho also hinted that Mata and De Bruyne's work-rate was a factor in their sales.
"We also looked at how hard he [Salah] works for the team and decided that he would be a good player for Chelsea and for this league," Mourinho added.
"He has the character and the ambition to make this move and to be a successful player for us.
"I think both of them will become very important players here and they will help us to achieve our ambitions this season and beyond, as part of a strong squad.
"We have also signed Bertrand Traore and Kurt Zouma – young players who can help us in the future."
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