Carvalho swipe at Blues

Defender not happy with Grant treatment

Last updated: 15th June 2008

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Ricardo Carvalho's future at Chelsea appears far from certain after he attacked the club for sacking Avram Grant.

The Portuguese central defender has been strongly linked with a summer move to Internazionale where he would link-up with former boss Jose Mourinho.

Speaking from Austria & Switzerland, where he is currently with the Portugal squad competing in Euro 2008 - Carvalho revealed his displeasure at the way in which Chelsea axed Grant.

Grant took over from Mourinho last season and guided the club to second in the Premier League and also to the UEFA Champions League final - where they lost on penalties to Manchester United, but that was still not good enough for the Blues hierarchy.

"Avram did a great job, but they still decided to sack him," Carvalho told the Sunday Times.

"Yet after Jose Mourinho left, he picked up the team and got good results.

"It was very cruel. He did a great job and he could have carried on, but they decided to let him go. It was very ruthless.

"The new manager will be my third in a year, and in football you need stability if you want to be successful."

Inter interest

Carvalho also spoke about the possible interest from Mourinho's new club Inter.

"There has been a lot of talk about the new manager and players coming and

going," he added.

"I know there are stories about me, too, and in football you never know what

can happen.

"But I have a contract at Chelsea and I have not spoken to Jose Mourinho about

Inter Milan, or to my agent (Jorge Mendes) about a move."