TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - José Mourinho would consider a request from Petr Cech to leave Chelsea if he feels unsettled by his relegation behind Thibaut Courtois, but the manager is hopeful the goalkeeper will remain and fight to regain his first-team place, as reported by The Guardian.

Chelsea have no desire to lose Cech, who was displaced by Courtois for Monday’s opening Premier League match at Burnley, with the young Belgium international to remain first-choice for the foreseeable future, starting with Saturday’s visit of Leicester City to Stamford Bridge. Mourinho has not explained the reasoning behind his selection decision to the 32-year-old and the onus is very much on the player to make any frustrations known to the management.

Mourinho praised Cech’s professionalism since losing his place, with the veteran having opted to do extra training on the team’s day off after the victory at Turf Moor, but will not make an exception by justifying his decision to promote Courtois.

“I have not spoken to Petr,” Mourinho said, “because if I speak with him, tomorrow I have to speak to another player, then another one, another one. I’ve never done this in my career. I don’t have to speak to players about decisions. For me [the hierarchy] is the club, the team and then the players. The club is not under my control. The team, yes. So I want the players to see that everything I do is thinking about the team.

THE GUARDIAN