Tinkerman now decides he’s staying

CHELSEA MANAGER Claudio Ranieri performed another spectacular U-turn last night as he refused to accept that he is on his way out of Stamford Bridge.

He believes owner Roman Abramovich needs to add just a couple more pieces to his expensively-assembled jigsaw to put the club in a position to end Arsenal and Manchester United's supremacy of English football and would dearly love to be part of it.

While Porto coach Jose Mourinho is widely expected to replace the Italian at the end of the season, Ranieri insisted his departure is not the foregone conclusion many believe.