Support pleases Mourinho
18 Jan 2007 - 18:39:44
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho claims he is happy to see out his contract with the champions as long as he receives the necessary backing from the Stamford Bridge hierarchy.
Mourinho has been linked with a summer departure after reports of a rift between the Portuguese coach, club owner Roman Abramovich and chief executive Peter Kenyon.
"It's important for a manager to know the club wants him and likes him and supports him," Mourinho told BBC Sport.
"If that support is real - real support and complete respect for your job in the club - I will be very happy to see my contract go until the end.
"To be supportive is not just about giving you money to spend on players - being supportive is much more than that.
"I don't change my mind in relation of the love I have for Chelsea, the Premiership and the football country.
"The family is happy here. My kids are in a moment of their lives where a change year after year isn't good for them."
Earlier Kenyon had denied there was a rift threatening to undermine the club's bid for a third successive Premiership crown.
He said: "The board and the owner fully support Jose and Jose is fully on board in looking to achieve more success on the field.
"There's not a lot I can do about speculation. We are very confident that both the manager and the board are together on how we make Chelsea even more successful."
