Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said he has no plans to make any fresh signings in the upcoming January transfer window.
Mourinho said that, barring a lengthy injury to any of his star names, he does not plan to invest in fresh players next month after a summer that saw him add five players to his squad including Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas.
Asked by talkSPORT whether he would be on the market for new players next month, he said: "No. We have a short squad, but we've got good players, some younger, some older, but the squad is very, very good.
"We can't lose players for a long period of time, but our project is to start and finish the season with the same group of players, so there will be nobody to leave and nobody to come in either."
Chelsea have seen their lead at the top of the Premier League table cut to three points, with Manchester City in second on 36 points and Manchester United in third on 31, while fourth-placed West Ham have 28.
United have now won six games in succession in the league and Mourinho suggested Louis van Gaal's men could now compete for the title.
"I think Man United is like seven or eight points difference now and they are there," he added. "West Ham is doing beautiful and I am so happy that they are in this position, but I don't think 'Big Sam' [Allardyce] will mind if I say they are not playing for the title.
"The top three, and even [sixth-placed] Arsenal, are smelling the chance to cut distances. We are not even halfway through and everyone is alive, but the position of the top three right now is quite good.
"You look at the fixtures now and some are lucky to have easier fixtures in a period when matches are so close together. We are unlucky that three of our next four matches are away and only one at Stamford Bridge, the London derby against West Ham.
"We go to Stoke, we go to Southampton and we go to Tottenham so, for us, this period will be really difficult."