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http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/03/chelsea-premier-league-title-tour-japan-jose-mourinho

If Chelsea win their first Premier League title in five years, they may celebrate it with a post-season tour, possibly to Japan, which will potentially alarm those national federations who have players at the London club and are due to participate in key Euro 2016 qualifiers in June.

José Mourinho revealed that the league leaders, who can extend their advantage at the top of the division with victory over Stoke City on Saturday, are in early talks over a possible week-long trip which would take place after the final home game against Sunderland on 24 May. No destination has been set for the trip, which would involve two friendlies, though the manager suggested the club’s new £40m-a-season shirt sponsorship deal with Yokohama Rubber made Japan, a 12,000-mile round trip, a likely venue.

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“If we win the title, I think we’ll go on an after-season tour, play a couple of matches in some destination where people will be very enthusiastic to have the Premier League champions,” said Mourinho. “It’s something we are thinking about, a good way to celebrate. Not a victory parade but a trip, a week where we play a couple of matches but, at the same time, can be together without the pressure of winning every match, without the pressure and tension of the last weeks of the Premier League.

“We can also relax and go to holidays with that good feeling. But we still have nine matches to play. [The chairman] Bruce Buck and the board are talking with me about destinations. We want to go somewhere where people are enthusiastic to have a club like Chelsea.”

Asked whether Japan would be the likeliest destination given the new association with Yokohama Rubber, particularly as the club’s pre-season tour will be to the United States, Mourinho said: “I don’t know but that would make some sense.”

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On the plus side would be :earn some money, build a stronger brand and having an opportunity to watch our youths since I'm sure Jose would give them a chance. So every opportunity in a match for RLC, Boga, Solanke between first teamers is good.

On the other side, this side lacks freshness already. Some of them played the most in the Premier League from all players and you only want to burn them more by this idea especially by all those travelling. I'm sorry but I fear a burnout in a 3rd season of Mourinho team which can hit us very hard ... So every chance to prevent that should be taken.

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If it is confirmed then I'm willl be keen to do a Japan holiday and watch our team.

Will be cool if we can get forum members here to do a group tour. Stay in the same hotel as the players..

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Didn't they actually go to Lebanon (or another middle eastern country) in the 80s? :lol:

I highly doubt that. Lebanon in the 80s was not exactly a tourist destination :lol: Unless they came to see the most complicated civil war/ invasion/ global proxy war/ revolution probably in history :P

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I highly doubt that. Lebanon in the 80s was not exactly a tourist destination :lol: Unless they came to see the most complicated civil war/ invasion/ global proxy war/ revolution probably in history :P

That describes most chelsea away games in the 80s

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