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Juan Cuadrado is not leaving! Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho backs Colombian flop to deliver
JOSE MOURINHO has ruled out selling Juan Cuadrado in the summer.
Juan Cuadrado - Player Profile
The Colombian joined the Blues in January for £27m from Fiorentina but failed to impress, making just 12 appearances.
It had led to reports that Inter Milan were closing in on a loan deal for the 27-year-old but Mourinho wants him to stay and is confident a successful Copa America with Colombia will help him adapt to the Premier League.
Speaking to DirecTV Sports, he said: "Cuadrado is not going anywhere this summer.
Juan Cuadrado cost Chelsea £27m in January
"People don't know Cuadrado yet, I have seen him many times when we were both in Italy, me at Inter and him at Udinese.
"Because of that I have a lot of hopes for him for next season. I hope in the Copa America he can regain his self-esteem, his ego and that he has that joy of playing."
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