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MOURINHO WILL NOT PAY CRAZY PRICES FOR DEFENDERS
Premier League champions Chelsea are facing a defensive crisis and could face Wycombe in the League Cup semi-finals next week without a single recognised centre back.
John Terry will not be fully recovered from back surgery until later in January, probably the next league game against Wigan Athletic on Jan. 13, while Khalid Boulahrouz will be out for at least a month after suffering knee ligament damage in Tuesday’s goalless draw at Aston Villa.
Having sold William Gallas and Robert Huth pre-season, that leaves Chelsea with just Ricardo Carvalho for Saturday’s FA Cup third round game against Macclesfield and he is then suspended for the first leg of the Wycombe semi on Jan. 10.
“For Wycombe we have nothing,” Mourinho said after Tuesday’s draw, their third of the holiday programme, that left the champions six points behind Manchester United, “so it is obvious we need someone”.
The player shortage, and some poor quality defending in recent weeks, has led to media speculation that Chelsea will spend in the transfer window.
