Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has warned the Football Association to forget making an approach for Jose Mourinho as they begin the hunt for the next England manager.

With Sven-Goran Eriksson due to depart after this summer's World Cup finals, the FA are looking to name his successor before the start of the tournament.

Understandably, after Mourinho's success with Porto and now Chelsea, the Portuguese is being linked with the job.

But Kenyon, who hails Mourinho as "the best manager in Europe," has claimed he would say "no way" if the FA came calling.

"He's made it quite clear he's not interested, and we would make it quite clear we are not interested in letting him go," confirmed Kenyon, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme.

"He likes Chelsea, he and his family like London, and he is very happy with what we are planning to do.

"We think he will be here to fulfil the plans we have all put in place together.

"He's another six years left on his contract, and we would like him to stay longer that that."

It is believed the FA are to sound out Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger as part of their consultation process in recruiting the best man for the job.

Yet there is a feeling, given their years of success with Manchester United and Arsenal, either would also be suitable to take over from Eriksson.

However, Kenyon feels they are not approached because "first and foremost they are happy with where they are with their clubs. That's an important thing."

But he did not dismiss the prospect of another overseas appointment, adding: "You have to look at the contribution foreign managers have made to English football, and therefore you can't rule out foreign managers.

"What they have to do is get the best manager available, and that's in the interests of everybody in English football."

Kenyon, whose club announced a record-breaking loss of £140million on Friday, is hopeful Eriksson's claims of Premiership managers taking bungs have no foundation.

The Premier League last week announced the launch of an inquiry into transfers since January 2004, with their aim to make sure all future deals are transparent.

"We're supportive, along with the other 19 clubs, to the Premier League investigation," confirmed Kenyon. "It is important that all these transfer allegations are looked at, and we operate within a clean environment.

Birmingham chairman David Gold wants FIFA to make it statutory for all football nations to be managed by someone from their own country.

Gold has repeated his desire for Eriksson's successor to be English.

He said: "I wish Sven well over this coming period because nothing would give me greater pleasure for all the fans who have hung in there over the years if we go on and win the World Cup. It would be fantastic.

"We have the finest England team we have had for 40 years. It is probably a chance of a lifetime. We have got the right players - I think - and we have an opportunity because the finals are in Europe.

"If Sven goes out on a high and wins the World Cup, we will all forgive him for his 'misdemeanours.' But the next manager at the very least needs to be British - and I want him to be English. I believe FIFA should make it a rule that a country cannot be managed by anyone other than a national from that country.

"I bet if you went to Sweden, they wouldn't want to see an English manager in charge of their team."