Jose Mourinho has debunked speculations linking him to Chelsea as a replacement for caretaker manager Frank Lampard.

Lampard was put in charge until the end of the season by Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly who is currently looking for a new permanent manager.

Of all the managers who have been linked to the club, the 55-year-old who coached the Blues across two different spells, winning the Premier League three times, insisted that he is not returning to the Bridge.

“I don’t talk to friends, comrades, or journalists. 

If a few months ago our CEO [Pietro] Berardi said he was sure I would stay, that is his interpretation

“If this time Mr Zazzaroni [a journalist] said what he said is an interpretation of him, I’m not talking to anyone.

“The situation is clear, from a contractual point of view I still have one year on my contract. 

“Football is football, sometimes contracts aren’t the most important thing. 

“All good, all calm, the next one is always the most important game,” Mourinho told reporters.