"Rio is an amazing player," enthused Mourinho. "We cannot hide that, but John Terry, in this season, is the best central defender in England. I don't say he's better than Rio, people can have different opinions, but this season, he's the best."
"Ricardo Carvalho was the best in the Champions League last season and he's an amazing player. It's a pity William Gallas has to play left back because he's a fantastic central defender. Robert Huth is in the German national team - he's made in Chelsea and a player we want to keep. So it's completely impossible that we are interested in a central defender."
Kenyon also told Sky "I thought we had put it to bed by the statement we made," he said.
"I spoke to David Gill and made it quite clear. Jose said it today, we've got some great centre halves and, as good as Rio is, we're not in the market for him. End of story."