Chelsea deny 'showdown' reports

Chelsea have denied a report that club director Eugene Tenenbaum held "showdown talks" with Jose Mourinho over Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko.

A national newspaper claimed Tenenbaum, who it claims was acting as the "link man" between manager Mourinho and club owner Roman Abramovich, was called to a meeting at the training ground this week which Shevchenko also attended.