Chelsea players want club owner Roman Abramovich to bring Jose Mourinho back from Real Madrid.
If Abramovich asks his players for their thoughts that is the message that will come back with hopes raised by an apparent rapprochement between the Russian and Mourinho over the past year or so, with the pair breaking bread together over the dinner table.
One dressing room source told the Mirror: "The players expect Carlo will go in the summer and Jose and Guus together is the preferred option.
"We know that Jose dined with some of Roman's advisers when he came over for the Fulham game last month and that has to be a good sign that they can work together again."
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