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VIDEO: No offers for Juan Mata and Chelsea do NOT want to sell insists Jose Mourinho
JOSE MOURINHO today insisted that he does not want to sell Juan Mata – and that Chelsea have had no offers for the Spanish international midfielder.
Mata stormed off the pitch during the New Years Day win at Southampton after being taken off by Mourinho, and his agents immediately demanded clarification of his situation at the club.
Mourinho, whose side travel to Derby in the FA Cup third round on Sunday, said: "Juan has not been in to see us - and today he trained in a fantastic way.
"He focused more on what I said after the game, when I said 'I don't want him to leave' – more than when I said that 'the door is always open'.
"When he focuses on me not wanting him to leave, he moves on. He was happy with the victory on Wednesday, and he trained fantastically today. So there are no problems.
"We have had no interest from other clubs in Mata. We will not sell him to another Premier League club - I keep saying I want him to stay. And there is no other offer."
Mourinho, who will have David Luiz back after suspension at Pride Park, is still without the injured Frank Lampard and Branislav Ivanovic.