I would sell my player if he is unhappy at Chelsea: Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is not known to be choosy with his words when talking to the media and in a recent interview, the Portuguese revealed what he would do when faced with a similar situation as Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers and Raheem Sterling.

The ‘special one’ admitted that every player has a price and said that he would have no qualms over selling a player from his squad if the said player is unhappy, even if he is the best player in the league.

“Every player has a price”

He cited a hypothetical example of Eden Hazard saying that if the Belgian, who recently signed a new contract till 2020, was unhappy, he would have been sold.

The Portuguese said, “Every player has a price. It doesn't matter which player. If you ask me now, for example, Eden Hazard; we can speak about him because he's signed a new contract.

“Do I want him to leave Chelsea? No. If he wants to leave, if he doesn't want to work with me, if he doesn't want to play for Chelsea, does Eden Hazard have a price? I think he has a price.

“He's the best player in the Premier League, so I go to the best as an example. I don't like players that don't want to play for me and my club, clearly.”

Mourinho said that although the decision regarding the contracted player is the manager’s and the club’s, he believes in a different philosophy, which only allows for happy players to be a part of the squad

“I also understand the philosophy of managers and clubs who want to keep the players at any price, who want just to say, 'there is no price to sell – the player stays, whatever'. My philosophy is not better than that - it's just different,” he added.

“Either way when a player has a contract with a club, the club, the manager and the board have the power to decide what to do. The club that sells is in control - not the club that buys, not the player, not the agent, not the cousin.”

“Cech deserves a special perspective from Chelsea”

Speaking to the press ahead of his team’s clash with Stoke City in the Premier League, Mourinho answered questions regarding a similar situation arising from his goalkeeper, Petr Cech, who has admitted that he wants first-team football. The manager praised the Czech international, who he signed from Rennes back in 2004.

“Petr Cech is not a player – he's an institution. Ten years in goal, going through everything he went through, great moments and sad moments, dying on the pitch.

"Chelsea gave him a lot, but for what he is giving to the club still, he deserves a special perspective. I think he won the right to be part of a discussion and a decision.”