Chelsea's Jose Mourinho to his flops, Ya all should have been SOLD last summer

Jose Mourinho has told his players he should have sold some of them in the summer.

And the Chelsea boss is now facing a battle to keep his stars onside after pointing the finger of blame at them publicly too, claiming they “betrayed” him in Monday’s defeat at Leicester.

Mourinho is staying in his role - for now - despite his reigning Premier League champions' season plummeting to a new low.

The Leicester loss, their ninth in 16 league games, left them just a point above the relegation zone and Mourinho under huge pressure.

The 52-year-old believes a top four finish this season - and Champions League qualification - is already beyond his side with 22 matches still to play, a confession that has caused alarm among the Blues board, along with Chelsea’s dreadful domestic form.

A lack of available top-level alternatives has helped keep Mourinho in the job when his future has been discussed by the top brass.

Last week’s win over Porto, which sealed as place in the last-16 of the Champions League, also bought him more time.

But while he retains enough support among the hierarchy to keep his job for now, Mourinho is in danger of losing it among his players.

Just today, his future was discussed at the emergency board meeting held at Stamford Brigde today

Mirror UK