Jose insistent over Gallas
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is hoping to put an end to the long-running William Gallas saga.
The French defender has made no secret of his desire to leave Stamford Bridge, but nevertheless looks set to stay with the Premiership champions.
Gallas has one year remaining on his Blues contract and Mourinho has again insisted that he has yet to receive a single bid for the 28-year-old.
"I saw quotes from his people that Chelsea have blocked him leaving, but there have been no offers," he stressed.
Gallas infuriated Mourinho by turning up late for pre-season training, but the Portuguese tactician has been encouraged by his improved attitude more recently.
"It is important for me that he is now behaving very well," he said.
With the start of The Premiership just a week away Mourinho will be desperate to draw a line under the entire affair to make sure his squad does not become distracted by unwanted speculation.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have denied claims that they tapped up a Leeds United youngster aged just 10-years-old.
The Yorkshire club have already lodged an official complaint about the way Chelsea lured teenagers Tom Taiwo and Michael Woods away from Elland Road, and are now believed to be unhappy with the way they approached wonderkid Lewie Coyle, also on their books.
According to the News of the World, Coyle's father has alleged that Chelsea official Gary Worthington tried to entice him and his family to move to London.
"There is no truth in the allegations whatsoever," declared a Chelsea spokesman.
"There was no meeting between the father and Gary Worthington."
The French defender has made no secret of his desire to leave Stamford Bridge, but nevertheless looks set to stay with the Premiership champions.
Gallas has one year remaining on his Blues contract and Mourinho has again insisted that he has yet to receive a single bid for the 28-year-old.
"I saw quotes from his people that Chelsea have blocked him leaving, but there have been no offers," he stressed.
Gallas infuriated Mourinho by turning up late for pre-season training, but the Portuguese tactician has been encouraged by his improved attitude more recently.
"It is important for me that he is now behaving very well," he said.
With the start of The Premiership just a week away Mourinho will be desperate to draw a line under the entire affair to make sure his squad does not become distracted by unwanted speculation.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have denied claims that they tapped up a Leeds United youngster aged just 10-years-old.
The Yorkshire club have already lodged an official complaint about the way Chelsea lured teenagers Tom Taiwo and Michael Woods away from Elland Road, and are now believed to be unhappy with the way they approached wonderkid Lewie Coyle, also on their books.
According to the News of the World, Coyle's father has alleged that Chelsea official Gary Worthington tried to entice him and his family to move to London.
"There is no truth in the allegations whatsoever," declared a Chelsea spokesman.
"There was no meeting between the father and Gary Worthington."
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