Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has backed Arsene Wenger's calls to scrap the Ballon d'Or and has encouraged football to turn its attention back to 'the team'.

Self-professed 'team-lover' Wenger told reporters in January he is 'completely against' the world player of the year award and would never take part in the voting process.

And Mourinho, who acknowledged he and the Arsenal boss find it difficult to agree on many issues, has joined Wenger's pleas for a return to a team focus.

The Chelsea manager was in charge of current Ballon d'Or holder Cristiano Ronaldo during his spell at Real Madrid between 2010-2013. Both Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi have dominated the trophy since 2008, breaking countless records, but Mourinho believes statistics can be deceptive.

The best Serie A players available to buy this summer 5 show all The best Serie A players available to buy this summer 1/5 Felipe Anderson - Lazio The best attacking player in Serie A in the second half of the season, Anderson has been watched by all the top clubs in Europe.



Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City have all made checks on his performances for Lazio as he has helped guide them to second place in Serie A, which would mean automatic qualification for the Champions League.



Anderson recently signed a new deal at Lazio that would keep him at the club until 2020, but few can imagine him staying until then. The Rome club are likely to listen to offers of more than £35million. 2/5 Paulo Dybala - Palermo The 21-year-old Argentine looks set to leave Palermo this summer, even club president Maurizio Zamparini has confirmed as much.



The Serie A side have confirmed that Arsenal have made an offer for the striker, but the Gunners will also face competition from Manchester United, Juventus and Inter Milan.



Zamparini has said that Arsene Wenger’s side are Dybala’s ‘first choice’ should he move to England, but Palermo are holding out for €40 million, despite Transfermarkt’s valuation of £20.24 million. Getty 3/5 Nigel de Jong – AC Milan The former Manchester City star is another who’s contract is due to expire this summer.



Manchester United were registered to have had an interest in bringing the 30-year-old back to the Premier League last summer, such is the player’s relationship with boss Louis van Gaal, and De Jong would represent an attractive free transfer to many of England’s top flight clubs.



His current value, according to Transfermarkt, is £8.8 million. Getty 4/5 Roberto Soriano - Sampdoria Soriano is a dynamic midfielder who has broken into the Italy squad this season thanks to a series of performances that have lifted his club to within touching distance of European qualification next season.



Born in Germany, Soriano spent time in the Bayern Munich youth system before moving to his parents’ country and linking up with Sampdoria. Manchester City have already been linked with Soriano, who has made 23 appearances in Serie A this season. Presented with a £12million offer, Sampdoria would struggle to say no. 5/5 Paul Pogba – Juventus When Mino Raiola’s your agent, a transfer can never be ruled out.



Real Madrid, Chelsea, (and yes…) Manchester United are all keen on signing the Juventus star this summer, but the English sides were give added optimism last month when Raiola revealed that his client is not interested in a move to La Liga.



"Real Madrid are a club that is used to buying players like you buy a facecloth -- and then throws them away like a facecloth,” he said.



The France international is valued at £44 million, according to Transfermarkt. Getty 1/5 Felipe Anderson - Lazio The best attacking player in Serie A in the second half of the season, Anderson has been watched by all the top clubs in Europe.



Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City have all made checks on his performances for Lazio as he has helped guide them to second place in Serie A, which would mean automatic qualification for the Champions League.



Anderson recently signed a new deal at Lazio that would keep him at the club until 2020, but few can imagine him staying until then. The Rome club are likely to listen to offers of more than £35million. 2/5 Paulo Dybala - Palermo The 21-year-old Argentine looks set to leave Palermo this summer, even club president Maurizio Zamparini has confirmed as much.



The Serie A side have confirmed that Arsenal have made an offer for the striker, but the Gunners will also face competition from Manchester United, Juventus and Inter Milan.



Zamparini has said that Arsene Wenger’s side are Dybala’s ‘first choice’ should he move to England, but Palermo are holding out for €40 million, despite Transfermarkt’s valuation of £20.24 million. Getty 3/5 Nigel de Jong – AC Milan The former Manchester City star is another who’s contract is due to expire this summer.



Manchester United were registered to have had an interest in bringing the 30-year-old back to the Premier League last summer, such is the player’s relationship with boss Louis van Gaal, and De Jong would represent an attractive free transfer to many of England’s top flight clubs.



His current value, according to Transfermarkt, is £8.8 million. Getty 4/5 Roberto Soriano - Sampdoria Soriano is a dynamic midfielder who has broken into the Italy squad this season thanks to a series of performances that have lifted his club to within touching distance of European qualification next season.



Born in Germany, Soriano spent time in the Bayern Munich youth system before moving to his parents’ country and linking up with Sampdoria. Manchester City have already been linked with Soriano, who has made 23 appearances in Serie A this season. Presented with a £12million offer, Sampdoria would struggle to say no. 5/5 Paul Pogba – Juventus When Mino Raiola’s your agent, a transfer can never be ruled out.



Real Madrid, Chelsea, (and yes…) Manchester United are all keen on signing the Juventus star this summer, but the English sides were give added optimism last month when Raiola revealed that his client is not interested in a move to La Liga.



"Real Madrid are a club that is used to buying players like you buy a facecloth -- and then throws them away like a facecloth,” he said.



The France international is valued at £44 million, according to Transfermarkt. Getty

“I think Wenger said something that is interesting; he is against the Ballon d’Or, and I think he’s right, because in this moment football is losing a little bit the concept of the team to focus more on the individual,” Mourinho told the Daily Telegraph.

“We are always looking at the individual performance, the individual stat, the player that runs more. Because you run 11km in a game and I run nine you did a better job than I did? Maybe not! Maybe my 9km were more important than your 11.”