But the England
international feels Mourinho has already made up his mind, with the likes of Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind, Matteo Darmian and even Ashley Young seemingly ahead of him in the pecking order to play at left - back.
Not exact matches
The Belgium
international has been in excellent form under
Mourinho, but has also
felt his wrath on several occasions, most notably following the Blues Champions League semi-final exit to Atletico Madrid last season when the 23 - year - old failed to track back.
The 25 year old German
international has a very affordable # 19.6 m release clause that both Man City and Arsenal are ready to trigger but Jose
Mourinho may
feel confident he can win the race.
Rahman will have to wrestle the starting spot from Spanish
international Azpilicueta or face time warming the bench and the youngster's decision to move to Stamford Bridge may hinge on how confident he
feels about being able to force his way into
Mourinho's Premier League winning side.
And his decision to play the Spanish
international centre forward Diego Costa at Wembley tomorrow just reinforces our
feeling and makes
Mourinho's words seem as hypocritical as ever.
Such are the frustrations being
felt by supporters, many have taken to Twitter to «order»
Mourinho never to play the Argentina
international again.