Pompey target Wright-Phillips happy at Chelsea - Scolari

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KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Portsmouth target Shaun Wright-Phillips is happy at Chelsea and will stay with the club, according to coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.

"I have talked to Shaun and he said he is happy at Chelsea," said the Brazilian, who is leading the Blues on a three-stop Asian swing as they build towards their August 17 Premier League opener -- against Portsmouth.

"I said to him 'okay, just do your job'. The decision of course is not just for me but also the board. But I think Shaun will stay with us. He has done a good job till now and the players love him."

In Macau on Sunday Scolari claimed ignorance that Wright-Phillips had been strongly linked with the south coast club.

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