Jose Mourinho: Why Arsenal, Man Utd and Liverpool target MUST stay at Chelsea

JOSE MOURINHO has begged Petr Cech to stay at Chelsea in the summer.

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The veteran goalkeeper has been heavily linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge in the summer.

Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool have all been coveting the Czech's signature.

But Mourinho believes Cech has been a vital cog in the Blues' title-winning campaign.

I don’t know if we could be champions if he hadn’t played these seven matches

Jose Mourinho

"He’s a legend of this club but he’s a legend at 32 years old which is a very young legend for a goalkeeper," Mourinho said.

"One of our strengths this season was to have the two best goalkeepers in the Premier League.

“I don’t know if we could be champions if he hadn’t played these seven matches. His contribution was decisive.”

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Petr Cech's Chelsea future remains uncertain

Mourinho however isn't sure whether Cech will be at Stamford Bridge when the transfer window closes.

He added: "The reality is that Petr played lots of matches in every competition so we made him feel important. 

"I can cope with it, for me it’s no problem to have both but obviously I don’t know what Petr is thinking."

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