Jose Mourinho has insisted that he was never interested in becoming manager of Manchester United and claimed he knew “many months ago” that Sir Alex Ferguson intended to retire.
The Portuguese, who was unveiled at Chelsea last week, had said in the past that he will be interested for the Red devil's job.
But when United officials recently told media that they never considered Jose for the Job and they wanted Moyes as Sir Alex furguson's successor , Mourinho now says that he would have any way turned down the offer as he had his heart set for the chelsea job. He said “I knew that Ferguson was retiring many months ago,” he said. “And I’m so happy with his trust because it was big news for the world – I can imagine that just a circle around him knew that. And it was a big responsibility for me to know that. “I am one of the guys that knows.
And why do I know that? Because we are friends. So if I am his friend to know that he’s going to retire, he’s always my friend to know that the club I want to coach in England is Chelsea. Of course I told him. “I would have turned down every job in the world. The Man United job, everyone. For Chelsea I would turn down every job in the world.”
Mourinho said it was inevitable and had to one day return to Stamford Bridge. “We had some communication, sometimes direct with Mr Abramovich, sometimes with other people from
the board, people close to him. There was always this kind of relation and always the feeling that
the right moment to do it will come again.
“It was basically clear in my heart that it would happen. We were always very calm, very relaxed and waiting for the right moment to do it. I think it comes in a good time. I wanted to leave Madrid, Chelsea knows for quite a long time that [Rafael] Benítez is not staying when he made it public months ago. Mourinho described the struggling sticker Fernando torres as a “so-so”.
“Somebody could have expected more because of his potential and because of what he did before,”
Mourinho said. “But not so bad as people sometimes try to sell. I think there is a balance.”
Mourinho did not appreciate Benítez’s achievement in winning the Europa League. “We
[Chelsea] won the trophy I don’t want to win, to be fair,” he said. “I did it with Porto – but before
I won the Champions League. And that is the way it should be done. You win first the Europa
League and after the Champions League.”
The Portuguese, who was unveiled at Chelsea last week, had said in the past that he will be interested for the Red devil's job.
But when United officials recently told media that they never considered Jose for the Job and they wanted Moyes as Sir Alex furguson's successor , Mourinho now says that he would have any way turned down the offer as he had his heart set for the chelsea job. He said “I knew that Ferguson was retiring many months ago,” he said. “And I’m so happy with his trust because it was big news for the world – I can imagine that just a circle around him knew that. And it was a big responsibility for me to know that. “I am one of the guys that knows.
And why do I know that? Because we are friends. So if I am his friend to know that he’s going to retire, he’s always my friend to know that the club I want to coach in England is Chelsea. Of course I told him. “I would have turned down every job in the world. The Man United job, everyone. For Chelsea I would turn down every job in the world.”
Mourinho said it was inevitable and had to one day return to Stamford Bridge. “We had some communication, sometimes direct with Mr Abramovich, sometimes with other people from
the board, people close to him. There was always this kind of relation and always the feeling that
the right moment to do it will come again.
“It was basically clear in my heart that it would happen. We were always very calm, very relaxed and waiting for the right moment to do it. I think it comes in a good time. I wanted to leave Madrid, Chelsea knows for quite a long time that [Rafael] Benítez is not staying when he made it public months ago. Mourinho described the struggling sticker Fernando torres as a “so-so”.
“Somebody could have expected more because of his potential and because of what he did before,”
Mourinho said. “But not so bad as people sometimes try to sell. I think there is a balance.”
Mourinho did not appreciate Benítez’s achievement in winning the Europa League. “We
[Chelsea] won the trophy I don’t want to win, to be fair,” he said. “I did it with Porto – but before
I won the Champions League. And that is the way it should be done. You win first the Europa
League and after the Champions League.”
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