Keeper Courtois set for Chelsea recall

The Portuguese coach said that Costa, Ramires and Kenedy travelled into London for their night out with the full blessing of the club, and revealed the trio had been joined by the rest of their teammates – despite the fact they were not photographed leaving the nightclub. So if one individually goes for some adventure, I can not control. And Howe believes his players have been buoyed by that performance and are ready to take on Jose Mourinho’s below-par defending champions.

“There were 25 players inside”.

“His performance last week was good in every aspect”.

“What I’ve heard and what my agent has said is that Chelsea, Juventus and PSG have made offers, but Chelsea and Juventus have gone further with the negotiations”, he told Brazilian publication Lance! And the session was very good for everyone’.

“It was their dinner, it was their night”. “I think whoever is called upon will step up and help the team”. If he doesn’t, I think Bournemouth could get something.

Diego Costa has to play for Chelsea. Mourinho could not yet confirm if the Belgian would start in goal tomorrow. For me no question marks. “Diego is the type of player who always tries, I just need him to be what he is, I don’t need a reaction”. “No problems, no problems at all”.

Asked whether Costa has to be handled differently, Mourinho replied: “A bit, but not much”. But, in the end, rules are rules. “It’s good for them”. They needed that and I’m happy, the paparazzi was not the best.

“Courtois is selected”, boss Jose Mourinho confirmed at his pre-match press conference.

“Sooner or later he will be my number one, if he doesn’t play against Bournemouth he will play against Porto”.

Already there have been reports that the Spain international’s time at Chelsea could be nearing its end, with Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo claiming that Atletico Madrid could be interested in bring back the striker they sold to the Premier League giants 18 months ago.

“He got the feedback”.

“(That was) unusual, yes. Is the ultimate “expression of how we are all feeling”, to use Ivanovic’s own phrase, reflected in the team’s lacklustre performances since August? “It was so impressive he needs that feedback and to know his efforts were recognized by myself”.

That is perhaps why he didn’t react with fury to what could have been an embarrassing situation at Spurs, and some close to the club say it is in keeping with a more measured approach from Mourinho over the past few weeks.

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Mourinho also feels the “good is coming” from Chelsea again.