Mourinho: Cech's departure is "not in his hands"

Petr Cech, subject to being demoted to Chelsea's number two choice goalkeeper this season, could be on the verge to a move to one of the Blues' rivals. 

With Thibaut Courtois being the number one in Jose Mourinho's plans, the Blues legend has attracted interest from Arsenal and Manchester United, among other European clubs. Jose Mourinho has reiterated his desire to keep Cech at the club but insisted he has no control over the Czech's future.

He told talkSPORT: "If it’s in my hands he would never go, would never go to big clubs with fantastic teams. Big candidates to win the Premier League. I would never let him go. But it’s not in my hands. My perfect scenario is that he stays with us, I think he belongs to this club, this club belongs to his history and to his life, too."

The 32-year-old has been at the West London club for ten seasons now but his departure is edging closer. Cech has made over 450 appearances for the club, setting countless Chelsea and Premier League records along the way.