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A minority shareholder for the Ligue 1 club claims that he has met with Roman Abramovich for talks over the Portuguese's availability but has been told to pay �100 million. Monaco have had a �50 million (�35.5m) bid for Jose Mourinho rejected by Chelsea, according to a minority shareholder for the Ligue 1 club. Alessandro Proto, an Italian businessman, claims to have met with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in London for talks about Mourinho�s availability. "We offered �50 million to have the coach immediately, but the request was �100m and that figure seems exaggerated," Proto Enterprises said in a statement to EFE. The press release also claims that the offer was rejected because Mourinho was classed as �the best coach in the world� by Abramovich. Mourinho is under pressure to deliver results after Saturday�s defeat to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge - their eighth in all competitions this season - left the club 15th in the Premier League. "I have four years. In this case, three years and seven months,� said the Chelsea manager on Tuesday. "Yes, I know why the results have been different but I can�t tell you because I�ll be here a long time. It�s a combination of factors. Some of them I can�t, I don�t even want to touch them � but yes I know."