Lisbon, Portugal.
The Portuguese Jose Mourinhocoach of Benficaassured this Friday that “no one” from the real Madrid has contacted him to propose a possible return to the Spanish team’s bench.
“No one spoke to me about Real Madrid, I can guarantee it. I have been in football for as many years as you have in journalism, and we are already used to these things, but nothing about Real Madrid,” he responded. Mourinho during the pre-match press conference that his team, second in the Portuguese Leaguewill play this Saturday against Famalicãofifth in the table.
Mourinhowho coached the merengue team between 2010 and 2013 and who accumulates titles in Spain, England, Italy and Portugal -among them two from the Champions League, one with Porto and another with Inter Milan-, he expressed himself this way when asked about the rumors of a possible move to the Spanish capital.
When also asked about his renewal in the Benficathe coach limited himself to remembering that he has one year left on his contract with the Lisbon team.
“No, no one from Real Madrid has spoken to me”
In the midst of the rumors, José Mourinho was categorical in stating that he has not been contacted by Real Madrid. pic.twitter.com/L8Tm3mJuQj
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“I can’t say anything in advance. I already told your colleague that nothing about Real Madrid and about Benfica you know the situation. I have one more year on my contract with Benfica and that’s it,” he explained.
The name of Mourinho63 years old, has appeared in the Portuguese and international press as a possible replacement for Alvaro Arbeloa in it real Madrid.
Even so, in an interview published this Wednesday by the Italian newspaper Il Giornale, Mourinho He clarified that he is not considering leaving and that his objective is to take the ‘eagles’ to the UEFA Champions League.
He Benfica is in second position in the table on the thirty-second day of the Portuguese Leaguewith 75 points, seven points behind the leader Porto.
