Mourinho rules out major changes in January

Jose Mourinho has insisted he will not seek to make major changes to Chelsea’s squad in January.

The champions have endured a miserable season so far and have been tipped to make a number of signings when the transfer window reopens.

But Mourinho says he believes his players can rediscover the form they produced last season.

“I will not ask for any change for January. I am happy with the players and trust the players,” he said.

Referring to recent claims that he needs to ‘cleanse’ the Chelsea dressing room, the Blues boss added: “I don’t need to ‘clean’ the dressing room like I heard was written somewhere and I don’t need to ask the club to spend money in January.

“We’ve put ourselves in a great situation together by being champions. We’ve put ourselves together in this situation in the Premier League. We have to be again together to put it in the right place.”

Chelsea are currently 16th in the table, having lost seven of their 12 Premier League matches this season.

But Mourinho is in confident mood ahead of Saturday’s home match against Norwich City.

“I believe we will play very well and get a good result. We are not going to feel under pressure,” he said.

“The players are enthusiastic and confident. They know they are playing more than okay and the results have to come.”