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."
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