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“I’ll be in Milan for one day, I’m grateful to President Massimo Moratti,” Mourinho told La Stampa.
“I left Inter in 2010, and since then I’ve always been working hard, first with Real Madrid and then with Chelsea. For that reason it’s been hard to find time to have lunch with the Moratti family.
“After lunch we’ll go to San Siro, bringing the Interista spirit with us, hoping to see Inter win. It will be very emotional for me: San Siro, the Inter fans…
“I want to clarify one thing though, I won’t be in charge next season. Inter have a project, and it’s Erick Thohir and Roberto Mancini.
“Their ideas have my full support, and my hope is that the project of the Coach and the President continues with great success.
“I want to see Inter smile again, and I hope tomorrow everyone can smile for an Inter victory.”
Reports have suggested that Mourinho is poised to take over from Louis van Gaal at Manchester United, but the former Chelsea manager was coy on his future.
“My next club? I really don’t know, but one thing is certain: I love football and I’ll return to the touchline with the same passion and ambition as always.
“Right now I have respect for every Coach and every club. I’m not looking for a club, it’s the clubs who are looking for me.”
He'll drop players who aren't performing. He will sell players who don't tow his line. He'll change the way we approach everything and give this club a shake up. A shake up it's really needed since fergie left.
Inter director Bedy Moratti accidentally let slip “Jose Mourinho is happy, he’s going to Manchester United.”
The sister of former President Massimo Moratti spoke to calciomercato.com as she left a lunch meeting with Mourinho and her family.
“Of course he’s always fantastic and we missed him as a person here,” she said in the video interview.
Does that mean never say never for a return to Inter?
“No, he’s happy now, he’s going to Manchester.”
José Mourinho’s reported deal with Manchester United is making the headlines in Portugal.
According to Correio da Manhã, the manager has already sorted himself a house in Manchester and told his friends he is off to Old Trafford. Now, Diario de Noticias are detailing the agreement between the manager and the club in today’s printed edition.
Diário de Notícias report that Mourinho agreed a three-year deal with Manchester United. The manager would earn €20m (£15.6m) per season. They also mention a €5m (£3.9m) bonus if Mourinho wins the Premier League.
According to the newspaper, Mourinho will not accept to take charge of the club before the end of the season. It doesn’t matter if Louis van Gaal gets sacked or not, the Portuguese manager is not willing to work at the club before June.
They complete the article with eight more paragraphs mentioning The Sun’s and The Telegraph’s recent stories about Mourinho, and even add quotes from Usain Bolt. It all looks like the paper didn’t have much more information, but they still wanted to make a big story given the importance of the matter.
There are at least a handful of stories in Portugal today about Mourinho getting the Manchester United job, although they all seem to differ. The claim of Mourinho not wanting to take over until the summer flies in the face of previous reports, but the idea may have some merit.
Manchester United have a relatively poor squad which is decimated by injury, maybe Mourinho feels there's not so much he could do until recruitment is possible.
Jose Mourinho says he does not know about becoming the next Manchester United manager, but is hoping to be back in football this summer.
Earlier this month, BBC Sport reported that United had held talks with representatives of the Portuguese.
Mourinho, 53, was sacked by Chelsea in December, seven months after winning the Premier League title.
Asked if he will replace Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford, Mourinho said: "That's the one million dollar question."
Speaking at a school in Singapore, he added: "Nobody knows and I am the first one not to know. I read so many different things."
Mourinho has been linked with a return to Serie A side Inter Milan and Spanish giants Real Madrid.
But he said: "Starting next season with a new club and project is probably the best for me."
The future of Dutchman Van Gaal, 64, has been an almost constant source of speculation in recent weeks.
His contract ends at the end of next season but the former Netherlands boss has been involved in a number of testy exchanges with reporters whenever his position is discussed.
United lie fifth in the Premier League, six points off fourth-placed Manchester City, and went out of the Champions League at the group stages.
They are through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and face Danish side FC Midtjylland in last 32 of the Europa League on Thursday, trailing 2-1 from the first leg.
Mourinho and Carneiro handed March court date as legal row continues
This could be another reason why United or Mourinho want to wait until the summer.
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