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Mourinho wants Gallas to stay put
 Gallas' future is unclear after he missed Chelsea's pre-season U.S tour. LONDON, England -- Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said he is willing to give want-away French defender William Gallas a fresh start with the Premiership champions. The 28-year-old failed to link up with the rest of the squad for the recent pre-season trip to the United States following the World Cup. Gallas has been reported as wanting to quit Stamford Bridge for Arsenal -- and although now back in training -- he is not included in the squad for this weekend's Community Shield against Liverpool at the Millennium Stadium. However, Mourinho insists Gallas can have a future with his side. "The only difference between the situation with (Ashley) Cole and Gallas is that Arsenal have an offer to buy Cole and Chelsea do not have any offers to buy Gallas. That is the real difference," said Mourinho. "When I saw the quotes from his people that Chelsea have blocked his way to leaving, that is not a possibility because there have been no offers. "I am always looking for different challenges and to have an unhappy player is a new experience for me. Of course I will keep him here. "At the moment he is not an option for the Liverpool game, but that might change for the Manchester City match." Mourinho added: "Am I being fair to him? Every player has a price and the people who set the price are the club, not the player. "It is important for me that he is now behaving very well. He trained well with the reserves and he is doing some work individually with Claude Makelele and the fitness coach, so he is being very professional." 
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