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Jose Mourinho Insists He Wants To Stay With Chelsea But Denies New Deal
Jose Mourinho insists he wants to stay at Chelsea for the foreseeable future, but has played down talk of signing a new contract.
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Jose Mourinho insists he wants to stay at Chelsea for the foreseeable future, but has played down talk of signing a new contract.
The Portuguese has played down speculation that he is set to sign a new contract but insists he remains committed to the Blues, while he also praised Eden Hazard
Reports emerged on Friday that the Blues were prepared to extend the coach's current deal - which expires in 2017 - by a further four years.
The victim of the racial abuse by the @ChelseaFc fans speaks out on the incident: http://t.co/FLmaIzGHNQ pic.twitter.com/4BTHu4HKOs — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTSUSA) February 19, 2015 Mourinho has dismissed the speculation, though he maintains he is committed to remaining with at Stamford Bridge for “as long as [owner] Mr [Roman] Abramovich wants” him.
“I have two years of my contract. I want to stay. I'm not waiting for offers,” he told reporters at a press conference.
“I won't give any space for speculation or interest of other clubs. I want to stay, I don't want to go. I don't need a contract. My story is a non-story.”
Mourinho was also quizzed about the club’s 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in midweek, and he heaped praise on Eden Hazard.
The winger was subjected to some rough treatment by the PSG defence at Parc des Princes, but Mourinho was pleased with the way in which the Belgium refused to react to the challenges.
"Some of them [PSG challenges] were really, really dangerous,” Mourinho added. “So he is a lucky kid. He deserves to be lucky. The same way he deserves to be lucky like he was at Stoke.
“He's honest, he's loyal, he doesn't provoke opponents. In this moment he's a really difficult player to stop. I'm proud of him by being this kind of honest kid on the pitch.”
Chelsea’s creditable draw with PSG was overshadowed after footage emerged showing Chelsea fans preventing a black man from entering a train, before indulging in racist chanting.