Chelsea football chief Michael Emenalo insists there's no hand wringing over their failure to sign Everton defender John Stones.

Emenalo also admits they have tried to sign Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney in the past.

He told the Telegraph: “We understand as a club this is football and you don't always get what you want – and that is not to suggest that we didn't get what we want. We understand that as long as we have done things right and made the right effort there is no need to have regrets.

“A couple of years ago [summer of 2013] it was well documented we tried to get [Wayne] Rooney. We didn't get Rooney and we still finished second and started strongly, so there is no correlation between whether we had a big transfer window or not. What is important to understand is that as a club we work as a unit to try to get things done and get it done the right way. We didn't get Stones, not because we didn't want him but because Everton didn't want to sell Stones."