Transfer News: Jose Mourinho Belies Lionel Messi Exit Speculations

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho belied speculations stating that FC Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi could be headed for the exit doors at the Nou Camp.

The diminutive Argentine has been the subject of transfer rumours in the past few weeks due to a perceived thought of unhappiness with the Catalan outfit, brought about by a lack of success.

"My reaction is that your world changed so much that our world also changed so much. And I think, in this moment, it's so easy, so easy to have non-truths circulating," said Mourinho.

"It's so easy that some people put news without confirming or speaks about rumours. Obviously it's not true. Obviously it's not true."

Meanwhile, he criticised the concept of giving out individual awards in a sport that thrives on collective effort by each member of the team.

"This kind of trophy is not good for football," he said of the Ballon d'Or.

"This is why I don't care about it. Sometimes it looks like we are looking for stars, we are looking for some people to be more important than others."

"And this is not the culture we want in this club. I don't care about it. But it's there. It's there as a consequence of the good work the team is doing. And, if they feel that, OK. It's good for them."

"But the mentality here is not to be worried about that. Even less being obsessed with that. When I see these two names, Fabregas and [Eden] Hazard, I think clearly they don't think about it. They think about the team, about playing well and trying to win matches."

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