Inter Milan president Massimo Morattitold Monday's Corriere dello Sport that the Italian champions have no need to sign Chelsea's Portuguese pair Deco and Ricardo Carvalho.

The two played under Inter coach Jose Mourinho at Porto and were part of the team that won the Champions League in 2004.

After that, Mourinho moved to Chelsea and took centre-back Carvalho, along with right-back Paulo Ferreira, with him while Deco headed to Barcelona.

The Brazilian-born attacking midfielder then joined the Londoners a year ago but failed to make any impact at Stamford Bridge.

Inter and Chelsea were rumoured to be haggling over the price for the pair but now Moratti has decided he does-n'tneedthem.

"First of all we have to look at and trim our squad and then I still think we're pretty com-

petitive, don'tyou," he said.

"There's no doubt that they are two great players but right now we've stopped on that front because looking at the squad I don't think there's any need to buy."

However, with Mourinho determined to launch an assault on Europe this season, reinforcements could still arrive, while bit part players such as Patrick Vieira, Mancini, Ricardo Quaresma, Nelson Rivas and Victor Obinna are likely to leave.

/\nd Moratti himself admitted that Europe was the final frontier as far as his club is concerned having failed miserably in the Champions League in recent years.

"The Champions League is a dream, a huge objective, but to win it you also need luck. It's not for nothing that it's not easy to win," he added.

He also sprung a surprise by naming Juventus rather than city rivals AC Milan as their toughest domestic challengers next season.

"Juventus are in good shape and are dangerous. (New signing) Diego is very good."