Former Chelsea defender Paulo Ferreira expects his compatriot Jose Mourinho to remain in charge at Stamford Bridge for 'a long, long time'. The Portuguese manager, 52, is leading the Blues towards their fourth Barclays Premier League title in his second stint at Stamford Bridge - two championships arrived during his original tenure. Retired right-back Ferreira, who followed Mourinho from Porto in 2004 before spending nine years in west London, believes his countryman's desire to succeed with Chelsea knows no bounds. Jose Mourinho is on the cusp of winning his third Premier League title during two spells with Chelsea . Former defender Paulo Ferreira expects Mourinho to stay at Chelsea for a long, long time . He said: 'When you are at this club you want to win titles and for next season it will be the same. The motivation is to win trophies. 'He wants to succeed and do well, for how long I do not know. I think everyone at the club wants him to stay for a long, long time. 'I think everyone would like to see him in control for many years but in football, anything can happen.' While Mourinho remains the toast of SW6 and still has two years on his latest Chelsea contract, another recently returned club favourite could be on his way out this summer. Didier Drogba has scored only three league goals since rejoining on a one-year contract last July, but Ferreira hopes the Ivorian striker, now 37, gets to experience a 10th season with the Blues. Former Portugal international Ferreira would also like to see Didier Drogba extend his stay at Stamford Bridge . Speaking on behalf of club sponsors Gazprom, Ferreira added: 'I would love to see him stay for another season but I don't know what he wants or what the club wants from him. 'Let's see what happens at the end of the season. 'He has the motivation to keep winning and keep playing and I want to hear what happens at the end of the season.' Ferreira played for Chelsea for nine years after following Mourinho from Porto in 2004 . Ferreira has been kept busy representing Chelsea as their European youth league ambassador but is also taking his coaching badges. The 36-year-old has not ruled out pursuing a role within the Blues' training set-up at Cobham. He added: 'I've just finished my (UEFA) B licence so I need two more years to finish, I hope. 'At the moment I'm just concentrating on finishing and then let's see what happens. It's just important to have it and then, who knows?' Paulo Ferreira was speaking on behalf of Gazprom, the energy behind Chelsea FC and a funding partner of the Chelsea Foundation Pimlico Premier League Kicks programme.
Jose Mourinho returned to Chelsea in 2013 for a second spell at the club.
The Portuguese boss looks set to lead Chelsea to the title this season.
Former defender Paulo Ferreira expects Mourinho to stay for a 'long time'
Ferreira followed Mourinho to Stamford Bridge from Porto in 2004.