Mourinho: Drogba just trying to sell books

Reports suggest Chelsea, who are languishing in 15th on the Premier League table, would be willing to spend as much as £20 million to acquire the services of the newly capped England global.

The champions have taken only 14 points from their first 13 games and it is clear there are plenty of things wrong at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has slammed former Chelsea player Didier Drogba for allegedly criticising the club in his new autobiography in an effort to boost sales.

‘When you speak because you want to sell books, I don’t read.

“I was disappointed. I reacted”. I like interviews from big guys like Didier with good journalists or newspapers or televisions.

A misfiring forward line of Falcao, Loic Remy and Diego Costa that has scored just seven goals between three has led to speculation of a move for Tottenham striker Harry Kane, but Mourinho refused to comment on speculation over individual names. It was just the reality’.

The pair argued during Chelsea’s 4-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Champions League in midweek, but Mourinho insisted no lasting damage has been done.

Now on the verge of ending his football career, Drogba has revealed that he will return to Chelsea someday as he has an agreement in place with the board to return.

Mourinho – whose Blues visit Tottenham this weekend – could also be accused of double standards, as he gave one of his most outspoken interviews to launch his own book earlier in the season. They haven’t lost in 12 league games under Mauricio Pochettino, with their only defeat so far this season coming in the opening day fixture against Manchester United.

“They lose a couple of matches and nothing happens”.

“They are in the Europa League, in the group phase, and no one cares about that at that stage”.

“They have very good players, a great manager, and it’s always tough”.