Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho - I will return to manage in England

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Jose Mourinho says he will return to English football when his reign as Real Madrid manager ends, but the Portuguese insists he is happy at the Bernabeu.

While the ex-Chelsea boss is contracted to Real until 2016, he feels his next job will be back in the Premier League.

"I just say openly that, for many reasons, after this the next step will be England," the 49-year-old told CNN.

"When? I don't know, I don't have an idea. I'm so happy in this moment to be manager of the best club in the world."

Mourinho joined Real from Inter Milan in 2010 having guided the Italian club to their third European Cup triumph.

His side missed out on the Spanish league title to Barcelona in his first season but got the better of them a year later.

That meant Mourinho could add the La Liga crown to the two apiece he won with Inter (2008-10), Chelsea (2004-06) and Porto (2002-04).

He has been mentioned as a potential successor to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, but Mourinho says he would rather the Scot still be in charge at Old Trafford when he returns to Britain.

"The perfect scenario is when I go there he is still coach," said Mourinho. "Because football will lose a lot when he stops.

"For me, he is the boss. I call him the boss because he is the boss of the coaches and I hope when I go back to English football he is still manager of Manchester United."

Mourinho led Porto to Champions League glory before taking over at Chelsea, winning two league titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups.

He made a shock exit from Stamford Bridge in 2007 after his relationship with Blues owner Roman Abramovich grew troubled.

But when asked if he would consider working under the Russian at Chelsea again, Mourinho replied: "Of course, of course.

"It was a perfect example of a fantastic divorce. We are a lot in touch. We have a great relationship."

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  • Asked if he would be intrested in the Liverpool job he said 'I might be special but I'm not that f"^%$in special'

  • It annoys me when people say "Lets see you win something without money!"

    are people forgetting he won the Champions League with Porto...who on a European scale are absolute minnows! and the only reason he then got offered these huge jobs was because he is a brilliant tactician and manager.

    He really is "The Special One!"

  • if i was Mancini i would be worried that what happened at Inter going to happen again at city

  • He will be welcome back into the EPL with open arms, whoever he manages.

  • Oh Jose, you big tease! You just love having the English press go weak at the knees every time you flash them a smile. The Warren Beatty of football management.

  • What was that Mourinho...England has the best club league?

    Why, thank you. We'd love to have you over.

  • As a Chelsea fan forever glad for the mourinho years I can't help but feel he is winding someone somewhere up.

  • 158. Government_Needs_To_Man-up
    2 HOURS AGO
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    FC Porto spring to mind! They are normally a team that exits at the group stage.
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    Not at all, Porto have won two European titles, regularly reaching the last eight. They're currently ranked 11th on the list of all winners. More success in the competition than Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City etc etc

    Please remove your PL rose tinted glasses

  • There are two particluar Liverpool fans who constantly troll these blogs and provide me with no end of amusement. Have never seen two more pathetic sounding, jobless, whining individuals in my time. This is a blog on Jose Mourinho yet they still manage to post their childish anti-United remarks. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!! Obsessed with us. Get over it.

  • @97. HarryLock18

    are people forgetting he won the Champions League with Porto...who on a European scale are absolute minnows! and the only reason he then got offered these huge jobs was because he is a brilliant tactician and manager.
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    Minnows?

    Of course they are... they were only winning their second Champions league under Mourinho. One more at the time than the mighty Barca

  • Whatever anyone says about him, he hasn't just won the title in Spain, England, Portugal and Italy but he has done so breaking the points records in every one of those leagues. Incredible manager.

  • It is so obvious that he wants to coach Swansea.

  • Unlikely that Sir Alex Ferguson will still be a manager at Man Utd. by the time Mourinho's RM contract expires. If SAF had a different role by that time he could well have the power to hire him and indoctrinate him to continue in his footsteps (long-term). I can see Mourinho bringing Ronaldo over to OT to play out his career before the eyes of the people who loved him best.

  • Love to see him manage a club without funds & without a proven team in place for a change, just to see how good a manager he really is. Then and only then will i tip my hat to him. At the moment he's a country mile behind Brian Clough in what he has achieved, taking into consideration the teams he took over and the money he had to spend.

  • Jose Mourinho has proven himself to be an excellent manager with a winning mentality and will surely be a coup for any team.

    I just hope that utd get somebody worthy enough to replace SAF but who also has the mental strength to be able to handle the pressures and comparisons, as it took us about 20 years to replace Busby.

  • The intelligence level of posters commenting on BBC articles has apparently reached an unprecedented low.

  • @132. bored23

    Dare to dream mate, dare to dream!

  • @Joseph he was forced out of Chelsea. He wins all he can with a club and then moves on, doesn't mean he's not loyal and has respect for the clubs

  • @lee (142)

    How could you possibly know he has a ticklist?? You have just completely made that up. Also how can he possibly win it in every country?

    Absurd.

  • He'll be the next Man Utd manager !

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