Mourinho says Chelsea has no need for new players

Jose Mourinho whose Chelsea side romped to Premier League glory in the 2014-15 campaign, ending the season with an eight-point winning margin over previous champions Manchester City, says he is already switching his focus to defending the title, and not buying new players.

According to him, new signings will be less important than retaining the core of his successful team and it will be nearly impossible to find players who are upgrades to his current starting XI.

And Mourinho is already switching his focus to defending the title, but believes new signings will be less important than retaining the core of his successful team and says it will be nearly impossible to find players who are upgrades to his current starting XI.

“We like the players, we are happy with the players. Two or three are always coming to the club, that’s normal,” said the Portuguese coach ahead of Chelsea’s post-season friendly against Thailand All-Stars.

“But the players I am looking for are my players, the players I want to keep. Last season I had players I wanted to sell. The most important thing in the market is not to lose players.

“How can I find a better striker than Diego Costa, better midfielder than Matic and better right-back than Ivanovic?

Mourinho also played down the prospect of any big-name signings, adding: “If you come to a champion team you are not a big name. The big names are the champions.”

The Premier League winners are in Bangkok for their post-season tour, where they will take on a select XI of the best players from the Thai league at the Rajamangala Stadium this weekend.

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