{"id":1086050,"date":"2019-04-26T13:15:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T12:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1086050"},"modified":"2019-04-26T13:15:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T12:15:30","slug":"jose-mourinho-rules-out-premier-league-return","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/jose-mourinho-rules-out-premier-league-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho rules out Premier League return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has denied reports he could return to the Premier League this summer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Portuguese has been out of work since being relieved of his managerial duties at Old Trafford in December.<\/p>\n

Where next for Mourinho? Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Mourinho was sacked as manager of Man Utd in December following a poor start to the season.<\/li>\n
  2. Since then he has been linked with a host of clubs across the continent, including Inter Milan and Benfica.<\/li>\n
  3. Real Madrid were reportedly exploring the possibility of bringing him back to the Bernabeu before appointing\u00a0Zinedine Zidane.<\/li>\n
  4. Mourinho has also opened the door on a move to the Bundesliga<\/a> amid uncertainty around Niko Kovac’s future at\u00a0Bayern Munich.<\/li>\n
  5. Despite links to the Premier League, Mourinho has suggested he will not return anytime soon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    His two-and-a-half-year tenure in the North West ended in acrimonious fashion after a breakdown in relations with Paul Pogba culminated in his eventual dismissal.<\/p>\n

    Since then Mourinho has taken his time to return to football management, though he has often expressed an eagerness re-establish his position in the dugout once the season finishes.<\/p>\n

    And while a move back to the Premier League has been mooted, the 56-year-old has refuted suggestions his next destination is on English soil.<\/p>\n

    “I’m back in London but I don’t think the next stop will be in the Premier League,” he told DAZN (via Goal<\/a>).<\/p>\n

    “The trophies are the guarantee of my [future] success. Even those who do everything possible to forget [my achievements], it’s not possible.<\/p>\n

    “The last trophy was the Europa League a year and a half ago; some people think it was 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

    “The last final I played was eight months ago, the FA Cup final. Right now I’m preparing for the future.”<\/p>\n

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    “Why should they choose me? To win”<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    It was often reported that Mourinho’s United dressing room was riven with friction and hostility, particularly with Pogba. The pair allegedly fell out, which ultimately led to Mourinho’s dismissal.<\/p>\n

    However, despite rumours of a fractious relationship, the Portuguese has revealed that he is only ever “horrible” to players who don’t show the requisite drive and determination of his expectations.<\/p>\n

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    “[I would bring] quality, knowledge, experience and limitless ambition. But I am also horrible after a defeat, horrible with the people who have less ambition than me,” he added.<\/p>\n

    “[They say] ‘Jose the man is emotional, he thinks so much about others’. ‘Jose the coach is pragmatic, intelligent and domineering’. ‘I like Jose as a person, it’s a shame that people know the coach more’.<\/p>\n

    “How would players describe me in one word? Some will say a b*stard. Why should they choose me? To win. In fact, I’d ask them directly: ‘If you want to win, if the one condition is winning, then we can start talking.'”<\/p>\n