Mourinho hints at defender sale

Which one of his defenders will Mourinho allow to leave?

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has hinted he may sell a defender after Juliano Belletti's £4m arrival from Barcelona.

Mourinho conceded he is over-stocked in the right-back berth but also revealed he would not be adding to the squad before the 31 August transfer deadline.

He said: "We have two players for every position and right-back is a position where we have more than two.

"If clubs show a real interest in one of our players and our player shows an interest in leaving, that is okay."

Mourinho now has Glen Johnson, Lassana Diarra and Paulo Ferreira as back-up for Belletti.

Diarra has already indicated his desire to leave and, although Mourinho would give no clues as to which player would leave, it is unlikely to be Ferreira.

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Mourinho said: "Paulo is a player that I trust very much. He is with me for six consecutive years and everything that I have won, he has won with me.

"From the defensive point of view, he is a safe player. The reason why I wanted to bring in a different right-back is Chelsea, this season, is a different team, as everyone can feel.

"There is a different philosophy of playing so I felt I needed something different on the right but, no doubts, Paulo is a player that I love and I trust."

Mourinho insisted Belletti's arrival signals the end of his inward summer transfer activity.

He stated: "The market is open until 31 August but not for us. We have the signings we fought for and have balance in the squad.

"But it is not a drama for me to keep 27 players because they are all good players, they are useful and the season is long."