Inter coach Jose Mourinho believes that foreign investors who take over football clubs are only good if they show the same passion and enthusiasm as Roman Abramovic at Chelsea.

The former Blues coach spoke about the recent take over at Manchester City by the Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment.

Mourinho insists that he welcomes club take over’s but only if those who become new owners show real passion for the game.

“As a professional I am talking about Manchester City’s recent take over by the Arabs and my own experience with Roman Abramovic at Chelsea, I think that these investors should be welcome,” Mourinho told ANSA.

“However, I believe that they should only be welcome if they show great passion as well as the interests they have at first hand.

“I worked three years with Abramovic at Chelsea, everyone used to speak about the money but he had great passion.”

Meanwhile, Inter could only manage a 2-2 draw against Swiss side Lucerne on Friday night. The Nerazzurri went down 2-0 before new signing Ricardo Quaresma inspired them to a comeback on his debut.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has showered praise on new Inter coach Jose Mourinho, describing him as the “most complete boss" that he has ever had.

Ibrahimovic is well known to have had his fair share of problems in the past with coaches, including former Inter tactician Roberto Mancini.

However, the Swede is absolutely delighted by his relationship with Mancini’s successor, Mourinho, and has been blown away by the qualities of the Portuguese.

“He is the most complete boss that I have ever had both on and off the pitch,” Ibra told the Gazzetta dello Sport.

“He pays attention to every detail and you can see the difference immediately. There is a new spirit - the squad has more belief and we are ready to control games.”

Ibrahimovic also spoke about his ongoing knee problems. The 26-year-old has suffered terribly with a chronic knee injury this calendar year, and this forced him to miss most of Inter’s Scudetto run-in last season.

He has also had his fair share of fitness worries in pre-season, but he insists that his knee is holding up well now.

“The knee is much better,” he stated.

“I can't say that it is completely healed but I am already able to play a game every three days.”

Ibrahimovic will be hoping that he is at his best this weekend, as Inter kick off the new Serie A season with a trip to Sampdoria.

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