Chelsea players happy to travel, says Jose Mourinho

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho issued a veiled swipe at Graeme Le Saux after insisting all of his players were happy to travel to Israel for tonight’s Champions League clash with Maccabi Tel Aviv, despite heightened security following the Paris terror attacks.

The Blues boss says there was no repeat of the 2001 trip to Israel, when England left-back Le Saux was one of six players who did not travel for a Uefa Cup game with Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Le Saux last month criticised Mourinho’s “damaging” behaviour after a series of disciplinary run-ins with the FA and the Dr Eva Carneiro controversy amid Chelsea’s miserable start to the season.