He hopes that will force the media to put as much pressure on those teams to challenge for domestic and European honours as Mourinho feels they do on Chelsea.

He told Chelsea magazine: “People ask Chelsea: ’Last season you won two trophies; why did you not win four?’ But not many journalists ask Rafael Benitez and Arsene Wenger: ’Why zero?’ And not many people ask Manchester United: ’Why only the Premiership?’

“Is it about money? If it is, I hope that next season the media put pressure on the big spenders because the big spenders for sure will not be Chelsea.

“The spenders will be Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and maybe Arsenal. I don’t know, but it won’t be Chelsea for sure. So maybe at the beginning of next season they will say that Chelsea are not the favourites any more because the club did not spend so much money.”

Mourinho also insisted that the “reality of modern football” made it unlikely any club would be able to achieve the quadruple of trophies which Chelsea were on course for at one stage last season.

The Blues ultimately finished with the FA Cup and Carling Cup, finishing second in the Premiership to Manchester United and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League.

“We have the experience of the small details making the big difference,” the Portuguese added.

“It is difficult to always have those details on your side and so it is very difficult to win every competition.”