Jose Mourinho: Chelsea won’t spend way to safety

Jose Mourinho insists he will not spend his way out of trouble and has instead called on his under-performing Chelsea players to regain their pride.

Chelsea’s meagre defence of their Premier League title is currently the worst by any champions and the club’s worst start to a season since 1978, which ended in relegation.

The 2-1 defeat against Leicester — the Blues’ ninth league loss of the season — left Mourinho’s men just one point above the bottom three and after the match on Monday Mourinho admitted to feeling “ashamed” by Chelsea’s lowly position in the table — but defiantly claimed his team are not in a relegation battle.