If Roman Abramovich thought that his side of scale was heavier in his fight with club manager Jose Mourinho, then he should think again. Chants of "Stand Up For The Special One" at the start of the match against Wigan Athletic showed on whose side the Chelsea faithful were really on. 

The Abramovich-Mourinho duel has stretched out for nearly a week now and if latest rumors are to be believed, then the Chelsea owner is slowly turning around his stance vis-à-vis Mourinho. After the remarkable outburst from the Chelsea manager in his match address to Chelsea fans on Saturday, it has emerged that Abramovich has conceded that new players are needed for the team, and those should be the manager's choice.

"Since Wednesday, Abramovich has realized Jose needs to bring in players during this transfer window. There will definitely be a central defender, and maybe a striker. Those in power now want to bring some peace to the club. This has been about who is really the big boss. And at the moment, especially when you see the result against Wigan, Jose will not be resigning", said a source close to the Chelsea management.

Player pressure too has increased on Abramovich with captain John Terry leading from the front saying that he is willing to talk to the club higher-ups about the issue. "We don't want Jose to go and if it takes five or six of the senior players to tell them so, then that's what we're prepared to do. We are all loyal to Jose but this is putting pressure on everyone", Terry said.

Meanwhile Mourinho evaded questions about his future at the club saying that Chelsea, and not him, was more important. "I am still young for a manager but I am very old in football. I will be 44 next week, so I've lived in football for 44 years. When I say the club is more important than me, the future of the club is more important. My future is not important in this context and in this moment everyone in the club should think about the club and not himself", he said.

However even if Mourinho decides to leave Chelsea, then he will not be unemployed for long with a host of European bigwigs waiting on the sidelines to capture the prize. Mourinho has been linked with moves to Juventus, AC Milan, Inter, Barcelona and Real Madrid with the Portuguese Football Association keen to offer him the national role.