Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he is not interested in Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, saying the club have youngster Ruben Loftus-Cheek waiting in the wings.
Former Manchester United midfielder Pogba has been linked with numerous European clubs this season after further impressing in the Serie A with Juventus.
Chelsea have been among those interested, but boss Mourinho has put to bed those reports by claiming the club have high hopes of youngster Loftus-Cheek.
“I don’t speak about Pogba or other players,” he told reporters.
“The only thing I can tell you is that we look to our midfield players and between Fabregas, Matic, Ramires, Ruben, Mikel is injured, but between these guys we have a good group.
“Next season Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be competing for a first-team position. At the moment we are protecting him. Next season he will not be a number, he will be a player.”
Mourinho then added that he would be looking to make a number of signings this summer.
“Our transfer policy doesn’t need a lot of funds because we don’t need a lot of things,” he added. “We like our squad, we like our players, with a couple of exceptions we have a young squad, once more I think our transfer policy will be nice and quiet and will be a consequence of the players that we sell and the money we make from the players we sell. We are building credibility because we sell good players.
“In this moment if you ask me if I’m happy, yes I’m happy. If you ask me zero movements in or out I say I don’t believe because there are always improvements to be made. I’m not worried about funds.”