I was frustrated when Mourinho blocked my move to Arsenal -- Ba

The Senegal forward was set for a medical on deadline day in August three years ago but Jose Mourinho
stepped in at the last minute to block the deal after Mesut Ozil arrived at the Emirates. Whether Mourinho was worried by the strength of Arsenal following Ozil’s arrivals or if it was more mind games with Arsene Wenger, Ba was left in the middle. “I think back to the day when Jose Mourinho blocked my Chelsea loan at Arsenal,” Ba told France Football. “It was the time of his return to the club, and I think it would have been a very good move. It happened on the last day of the transfer window. I was in Paris, at rest, and Arsenal representatives called me to tell me it was going to happen. “I then came back to London for the medical. Upon arriving, I was left surprised that Mr Mourinho had blocked my move to Arsenal. Mesut Ozil arrived, and to strengthen a competitor like Arsenal was very complicated if it worked.”