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Jose Mourinho (AFP)
Jose Mourinho (AFP)

Cape Town - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists that he will promote one or two academy players to the first team, but will not fill the squad with youths.

Mourinho is not known for giving opportunities to untested youngsters and recently claimed that with the "level of demand and responsibility" at the club "there is no space for a player that is not ready".

But although the Portuguese boss isn’t willing to trust an unproven player when the Blues need a result, he says that there will be promotions to the first team for some of the most promising academy products.

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