I want to be Real coach one day - Mourinho
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho wants to coach Real Madrid, and he says he's ready to start next season.
Mourinho told Spanish daily Marca that his only options for next season were Inter or Madrid, and he would only leave the Serie A champion for the Spanish club.
"All I can say is that a great coach or player who doesn't play at a club like Madrid will finish their career with something missing," Mourinho said. "I want to coach Real Madrid - 100 per cent. Whether it will be next year or later I can't say."
Mourinho will lead Inter against Bayern Munich on Saturday in the Champions League final at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Inter has already won a league-cup double this season.
"To leave this club after two incredible years of work, it can only be for Madrid," said Mourinho, whose contract with Inter expires after next season. "And if I go it's with a clean conscience."
Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini's future looks uncertain after his debut season saw the club's trophy-less drought continue despite new president Florentino Perez spending 250 million euros (C$320 million) on players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.
Madrid finished second to Barcelona for the second straight season, was knocked out of the Copa del Rey by a third-tier club and again lost in the first knockout round of the Champions League.
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