Dominic Solanke Hails Jose Mourinho
Ahead of Chelsea’s clash with Shrewsbury on Tuesday night in the Capital Cup, Anglo - Nigerian starlet Dominic Solanke has showered praise on manager Jose Mourinho, who handed him his professional debut last week in the Champions League.<br /><br />The top scorer at the Euro Under 17s was rewarded with a professional contract this summer, after scoring 20 goals for the Blues Under 18 squad during the 2013 - 2014 campaign.<br /><br />“It’s great that he has faith in me, at my age. It shows that there is an opportunity there and working with him will only improve me.<br /><br />“It is amazing to have a world class coach like Mourinho giving me advice. He has done so much in his career already,” Solanke told <a href="http://www.standard.co.uk/sport">Evening Standard</a><strong>.</strong><br /><br />He added : “In football you must work hard. if you put the talent with the hard work, then anyone can fulfil their dreams.<br /><br />“As for tonight against Shrewsbury, I will just have to wait to see what the manager does. If I get a chance, I will be happy.”<br /><br />17 - year - old Dominic Solanke has been on the books of Chelsea for the past ten years.<br /><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><span class="st"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Photo Credit : Twitter <a class="pretty-link js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/DomSolanke" data-send-impression-cookie="true" dir="ltr"><span class="screen-name">@DomSolanke</span></a><br />
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