Brazil legend and seven players who were dumped by Mourinho: including Real Madrid icon and Chelsea reject

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Mourinho made Claude Makelele the lynchpin of his Chelsea time from the base of midfield, but didn’t fancy doing the same with Lassana Diarra—a player who had previously played for the coach at Chelsea.

Diarra was no Makelele, but he was still a talented and versatile option who suffered when Sami Khedira was brought to the Bernabeu.

He was transfer listed in 2010 and sold two years later, with competition for places in the midfield getting the better of him.