Mourinho, meanwhile, insisted Kevin de Bruyne will not be going out on loan despite losing his place in the matchday squad for the Champions League victory over Steaua Bucharest in midweek.
The Belgium international has been linked with a January return to Werder Bremen where he spent two successful spells on loan but Mourinho is adamant the midfielder will remain at Stamford Bridge.
De Bruyne's absence from the Chelsea line-up has not prevented him being called up by Belgium for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.
And Mourinho said: "He is an important player for them. Normally national teams don't have as many options as big clubs have.
"If you go from team to national team it looks like Brazil and Germany have dozens and dozens and dozens of good players. And all the other countries are struggling for quality players and their options are limited.
"Kevin is important for Belgium and we hope he's selected because he could play two games. That would be more difficult with us at the moment.
"He plays in an area of the pitch where we have a lot of talent and that needs to develop and find stability and confidence. At the same time, he needs to understand that at this level competition is hard.
"The other day Andre Schuerrle played very well, Eden Hazard was not playing but will probably be coming back. Juan Mata was in a different situation but came back and played three good games.
"The kid Kevin has to come in my direction. I will come in his direction too. He's a good player and his time will come. He's not going anywhere on loan."
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