Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari admits he'd prefer to groom his own talent than buy big-name stars.

"When Jose Mourinho came, Chelsea bought many, many players," said the Brazilian. "Now all the clubs in the world - if Chelsea say they want this player - they want us to pay double the price.

"So I need to work with this team and I need to build some players up and bring in young players for the future."

And he insisted he will not be afraid to blood those youngsters this season - even in the Champions League.

He said: "In Brazil I built and groomed many young players by using them in all the competitions that we had to play.

"Some- times putting them in the team or on the bench but every day they were training with the first team. So at Chelsea I will try to do the same thing and maybe I will put them in the Champions League.

"Some people will say 'Why not try them first in the Carling Cup?' and my answer will be: 'What is the difference?'

"Ok if it is the semi-final or the final then perhaps you might think about it.

"But I have the chance to arrive in three finals so there will be plenty of opportunities."