Jose Mourinho insists he would force Petr Cech to stay at Chelsea for one more year or sell him abroad rather than to Arsenal if the choice were down to him.
Cech's contract at Stamford Bridge expires next year and he wants to leave to play more regularly because Thibaut Courtois has ousted him from the team.
Arsenal, Inter Milan and Roma are all interested and the final call will be made by Roman Abramovich, who has a strong personal bond with Cech and is more likely to sympathise if he prefers to stay in London, where his family are settled.
'One thing is Jose Mourinho and another is Mr Abramovich and another thing is the board because the board is a little bit of me and other people,' said the Chelsea manager. 'If it was my decision, the decision is Petr to stay. That's it.'
When asked if he would even hold the 32-year-old keeper to the contract against his will, he added: 'Yes, I think the club is more important than the player and the club needs two very good goalkeepers.
'Without Petr this season I don't think the club would be champions because he played in six important matches. Without these points we probably wouldn't be champions.
'For me, decision one would be for Petr to stay. After that, second point, to go but not in England. The option I don't want is for him to go to an English club. But, I repeat, I am just the manager. If the club decision is different to mine I will accept it.'
Source:Dailymail.
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