The club have been heavily linked with a number of Europe's top strikers over recent weeks, most notably Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain. But Mourinho said Napoli could not be persuaded to sell Higuain, and said that his current front three of Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto'o and Demba Ba was adequate.
"A striker, 100 per cent no," Mourinho replied on Friday when asked if Chelsea would be active in the transfer market this month. "It is not a priority, it is not an option. We have three. The market is open, but for us, it is almost closed."
"We are happy with the squad we have," he said. "This squad is good enough for my first season. If we can improve the squad to prepare the next season, we will do that. But we know where we are, we know what we need for the future."
On Higuain, Mourinho said: "He's a player that I know we cannot get. He's a player that moved from Real Madrid to Napoli six months ago. He's adapting very well to Italy, and Napoli is a club that normally doesn't sell. They want to win the Scudetto and the Europa League. I don't believe they are interested in selling Higuain."
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