Mourinho may be ready to spend

Jose Mourinho raised the prospect of another Chelsea spending spree by declaring: “I am down to my last 16 outfield players.”

The Stamford Bridge chief has clearly indicated in recent weeks that he would probably not be entering the January sales, but after Didier Drogba’s stuttering performance in the slightly streaky win at Portsmouth where co-striker Mateja Kezman was not even on the substitutes’ bench, things could change.