Rivals will spend more, warns Jose

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The Londoners have spent huge sums of money on transfer fees and wages to attract some of the top players in the world since Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought the club in July 2003, but Mourinho expects Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal to all spend more than the Blues in the summer transfer market.

Mourinho told Chelsea magazine: "The spenders will be Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and maybe Arsenal. I don't know, but it won't be Chelsea for sure. So maybe at the beginning of next season they will say that Chelsea are not the favourites any more because the club did not spend so much money."

He added: "People ask Chelsea, 'Last season you won two trophies; why did you not win four?' But not many journalists ask Rafael Benitez and Arsene Wenger, 'Why zero?' And not many people ask Manchester United, 'Why only the Premiership?'

"Is it about money? If it is, I hope that next season the media put pressure on the big spenders because the big spenders for sure will not be Chelsea."

Mourinho also insisted that the "reality of modern football" made it unlikely any club would be able to achieve the quadruple of trophies which Chelsea were on course for at one stage last season.

The Blues ultimately finished with the FA Cup and Carling Cup, finishing second in the Premiership to Manchester United and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League.

"We have the experience of the small details making the big difference," the Portuguese said.

"It is difficult to always have those details on your side and so it is very difficult to win every competition."