Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has left the door open for Juan Mata to quit the team, but insisted that he does not want the Spaniard to leave.
Mourinho said that he did not want Mata to go, but the door was open if he wished to leave.
According to the Metro, Mata started a match against Southampton, but reacted angrily when he was again substituted before the hour mark by Mourinho.
While the Chelsea boss insisted he was unaware of the midfielder's frustration, Mourinho admitted Mata's Stamford Bridge future is uncertain.
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