Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has warned Paris Saint-Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti that his players are not for sale.
The former Blues boss has been linked with a number of high profile players from Stamford Bridge, including Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Flourent Malouda.
Although he concedes that players reuniting with former managers is certainly not unprecedented, Villas-Boas says none of his players are for sale.
“Managers signing players from their old clubs is a situation that can happen,” Villas-Boas told reporters.
“We tried to get Alvaro [Pereira from Porto] but couldn’t. There’s always that possibility because you get to know people from the past.
“But we have no interest in selling those players. They’re not for sale.”
Not only did the Blues boss attempt to ward off any possible bids from Ancelotti, he also suggested that a move to the French capital would be a step down after playing for Chelsea.
“To trade this club for a ‘better’ club is difficult,” he added.
“There are only five or six in the world with the same history, prestige, economic stability and facilities [as Chelsea]. PSG are a club that, for quite some time, have been desperately trying to win the French league.
“There’s big investment now with the Qatari owners, but I’m unsure whether players would respond to a call [from PSG] as they would from the most prestigious clubs.”