The Blues returned with a £28 million bid for the 21-year-old this week after an initial £20m approach had been rejected out of hand, but were again rebuffed by the Toffees.
The nature of Chelsea’s move for Stones has caused some friction between the two clubs, as well as Mourinho and Roberto Martinez, with the Portuguese eager to sign one of his key targets this summer.
Mourinho's public confirmation of the bid irked Everton manager Roberto Martinez, with speculation rife that Chelsea will attempt another move, but the manager was tight-lipped on the ongoing pursuit on Friday.
"I don't speak about transfers now," the Chelsea boss said ahead of Sunday's Community Shield against Arsenal at Wembley.
"Especially now that the competition starts. It starts for us and Arsenal now and starts for everyone else next week."
Mourinho also re-iterated that Chelsea are in the hunt for a left-back to replace Filipe Luis, who returned to Atletico Madrid earlier this week, but is coy on whether Bayer Leverkusen's Abdul Baba Rahman is a target.
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