Porto: No way Jose joins Chelsea

Porto president Nuno Pinto da Costa has warned Roman Abramovich he will “go to war with Chelsea” if the Londoners attempt to poach coach Jose Mourinho.

Porto have already accused Chelsea of illegally approaching Mourinho about the prospect of taking over from Claudio Ranieri in the summer and da Costa has now insisted he will not sit back and watch his coach leave.

He told the Daily Star: “I want to make it clear that we will go to war with Chelsea over Mourinho. We will bring in UEFA, FIFA – whoever we need to.

“The attitude of the Russian [Abramovich] is the worst I have seen in the football world. He thinks that after buying Chelsea he can do what he wants and skip all the established rules.”