José Mourinho has dismissed rumors linking Lionel Messi to a £200 million transfer from Barcelona to Chelsea.

AS cited Argentine channel DirecTV, which claimed Messi had already spoken to Mourinho by phone, who gave his approval to the transfer.

"My reaction is that your world changed so much that our world also changed so much," said Mourinho. "And I think, in this moment, it's so easy, so easy to have non-truths circulating.

"It's so easy that some people put news without confirming or speaks about rumours. Obviously it's not true. Obviously it's not true."

Messi is reportedly unhappy at Barcelona and also living in Spain due to his prosecution on tax issues.