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LONDON. — Petr Cech will seek clarification from Jose Mourinho on his long-term place in the pecking order at Chelsea, having been displaced by Thibaut Courtois as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper for Monday’s 3-1 victory over Burnley. The future of Cech (32) is in doubt until the close of the transfer window, with even Mourinho unable to say categorically whether the Czech international would stay at the club now that he is no longer the club’s automatic first-choice.

A staple of the Roman Abramovich era, Cech has been unchallenged as the No 1 goalkeeper until now and will speak to Mourinho after the Chelsea manager said post-match that he wanted Cech to stay and compete for his place.

When Courtois was asked on Monday night whether he wanted Cech to stay at the club, the Belgian said that he hoped his rival did – although to offer guidance and act as a back-up choice rather than play. He said: “Of course, in training I can still learn from him [Cech] because he has a lot of experience, he can give me good tips about the Premier League, things I might not know in the start.— The Independent