Chelsea boss Andre Villas Boas has dismissed the reports linking him with a move for Everton's jack rodwell.

Villas-Boas was this week linked with a £20 million bid for the Everton midfielder, who made his senior England debut last month. Toffees boss David Moyes has since stated there had been no offers from Chelsea for the 20-year-old, and Villas-Boas subsequently clarified his club's stance on the issue.

"I saw that we'd been linked with him," Villas-Boas said.

"First, it's important to clarify that it's unfair that I constantly comment on other players. "In midfield, we don't need players. Rodwell has been playing there this season. Midfield is not a sector where we're desperate to strengthen our squad. So at the moment those stories are false."

He also insisted that reports linking him with a move for luka modric is not on.

"In the future, I don't know about Modric," Villas-Boas said. "We're not looking at it at the moment. "He's an extremely creative player, one of the greatest talents in the world, a player who will have tremendous success."