Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will not be backing manager Jose Mourinho's hopes of signing a new striker.

The Daily Express says Abramovich will not fund a move for another striker in the January transfer window.

Mourinho accepts he will not be able to bring in more firepower until the summer, although a defender could be signed in January.

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