West Ham's Ravel Morrison eager for chance to prove he has cleaned up his act since leaving Manchester United Certainly there is a degree of frustration from some within West Ham that Morrison, given his much-vaunted talent, has not been given greater opportunity in a team that has struggled in recent weeks. When the attacking midfielder joined West Ham they were top of the Championship, two points ahead of Southampton and nine clear of Reading. Today, they are third, six points behind Southampton and four in arrears to Reading. They have lost only one of the 12 games since Morrison has been at the club but have been hit hard by seven draws, matches when creative players like the 19 year-old might have made a difference. A lack of match fitness when he arrived at West Ham kept Morrison out of the first-team squad while he picked up a slight injury 10 days ago and is only just back in training. Yet he has only been on the bench on three occasions including the 1-1 draw at home to Doncaster Rovers when manager Sam Allardyce decided to bring on defender Danny Collins rather than Morrison or striker Nicky Maynard with 10 minutes to go and the team desperate for a winning goal. West Ham signed Morrison for an initial £650,000 and the fee might rise to £3 million depending on appearances which is not a bad deal, albeit a slight gamble, for a player regarded as one of the most gifted Manchester United have produced in recent years and who dazzled in the 2011 FA Youth Cup final win over Sheffield United. His problems are well chronicled - not least a magistrate's warning that jail loomed unless he mended his ways - and while Sir Alex Ferguson gave up on him it was also generally accepted that a move away form Manchester might be the best for all parties. Perhaps, understandably, Allardyce is protecting him and does not want to expose such a young player to pressure; maybe next season he will start to use Morrison more frequently and in the tense atmosphere that has surrounded West Ham's promotion campaign it might have been deemed best to hold back such a precocious character away from the hurly-burly of the Championship. But those who know Morrison also know one thing: he needs to play if his resolve to reform himself is to be maintained. Could Chelsea bring Jose Mourinho back to the Bridge? What of last week's story that Jose Mourinho had reached an agreement to take over as Manchester City manager this summer? The report emerged in Spain and was quashed by Mourinho, the Real Madrid coach, who insisted at a press conference last Friday: "I deny that I or anyone on my behalf has reached an agreement with City. I have a contract with Real and do not have to answer questions that have no foundation. Those close to Mourinho, whose contract runs until 2014, have been far less certain about his future. It seems that he is happier at Real than he was a couple of months ago, "calmer" according to one source, but whether he remains at the club after this still remains in the balance. Certainly, Roberto Mancini's future at City is also in some severe doubt and how he and his team cope with the final seven games may define whether or not he stays. Could it be that the Mourinho story, therefore, is a prompt to Chelsea - in the market for a new manager - that they might have to act quickly if they do want him to return to Stamford Bridge? Roman Abramovich's first choice has been Pep Guardiola, and talks with representatives have taken place, and he is unsure about Mourinho. But the question is: would the Russian billionaire risk allowing Mourinho to join City should a vacancy arise there? Given his track record, and City's resources, it could be, as one source said yesterday, "game over" if the Special One goes there. Arsenal in for a busy summer The days when Arsenal played Barnet in their opening pre-season friendly and Arsène Wenger took his players to a tranquil Austrian retreat are long gone. The club are putting together one of the most hectic pre-season schedules, despite this summer Euro 2012 Championship, with trips planned to Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Nigeria. The Barnet friendly was ditched last year, and will not be resurrected, while the Austrian camp has also been abandoned. Such is the commercial reality nowadays. It is likely that Arsenal will not be able to host the Emirates Cup this year as it appears they have one more engagement to fulfil. It's believed that as part of the deal, which could rise to £15 million, to sign Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain that Arsenal agreed to take part in a mini-tournament involving Southampton and another club, whose identity is to be confirmed, playing each other in 45-minute matches at St Mary's. The tournament is yet to be announced but looks set to be staged in July. Cissé turning heads again Djibril Cissé - with his tattoos and colourful taste in clothing - has always been an eye-catching figure and he has certainly made an impression at Queens Park Rangers" rather modest, university-owned training ground close to Heathrow Airport. The French international - who got married in a red suit, matching trilby hat and shiny white shoes and revels in the Lord of the Manor of Frodsham, a title he inherited after buying a property in the Cheshire town while he played for Liverpool - took delivery of a white Rolls-Royce Ghost last month. Premier League footballers are more usually associated with Bentleys, Hummers, Escalades and Ferraris but Cissé has a taste for Rollers having owned a blue one when he played for Sunderland. Then he would drive the car, which retails at around £200,000, himself but rumour has it that at QPR he has invested in a chauffeur to take him to training.