Messi deal 'impossible', insists Chelsea coach

Chelsea's assistant manager Steve Holland says the club are not interested in signing anyone in January - not even Lionel Messi.

The Barca master is apparently unhappy in Spain and could be available in a £500million deal but the Chelsea coach says it would be impossible to land the forward and remain within Financial Fair Play rules.

Jose Mourinho's club is one of only a handful in the world who could possibly afford the Argentinean - with some careful accounting - but The Special One's right-hand man has ruled it out.

"Jose has made it clear that in this transfer window nobody stays and nobody goes," Holland said.

"Sometimes a club has to be reactive, but the hope is that nobody stays or leaves. We're happy with what we have."

"Signing Messi [for Chelsea] under FFP is impossible."