Mourinho Won't Let England Men Leave Until Summer

Jose Mourinho's "Anyone who isn't happy here can leave" comments were reported by countless websites yesterday (including this one) and interpreted to mean that out of favour England hopefuls Wayne Bridge and Shaun Wright-Phillips could move on in the Janury transfer window if they feared for their World Cup places.

The Independent are contradicting these reports today, claiming that whatever Mourinho says in public, in private he's told players they're going nowhere. He will listen to offers for unhappy players, but the moves won't happen until the summer.

While Chelsea have a sizeable squad, they could regret losing players like Bridge and SWP and it seems reasonable to assume Mourinho will put Chelsea's needs ahead of England's.