Mourinho installed as favourite for Inter job
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Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has been installed as the Italian media's favourite for the Inter Milan job after Roberto Mancini's surprise announcement that he was leaving at the end of the season.
Earlier this term Italian media reports said Inter owner Massimo Moratti had held informal talks with Mourinho but the club and the Portuguese denied it.Mourinho, who left Chelsea in September, did say he admired Moratti for his work at the Italian champions."I respect him very much as a person that loves football and his club deeply," Mourinho told Gazzetta dello Sport last week. "However, I have never talked with him."Mancini announced his decision after Tuesday's Champions League last 16 defeat at the hands of Liverpool.The 43-year-old gave no reason, only adding that he had informed his players. Media reports said Mancini also indicated he would not manage in Italy again.Moratti has yet to make a comment and he may try to talk Mancini out of it. The coach said his decision was not because of the Liverpool defeat and media reports could only speculate about why he should want to walk away with a four-year contract remaining and Inter six points clear in Serie A. -
Its only logical.
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gd 2 c him back
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Well, at least he won't be in England... The good thing about joining Inter is... He won't have too much of a problem winning the Serie A title.
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good to see him back
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Mourinho in the frame for Inter
JOSE MOURINHO is Inter Milan’s No 1 target if Roberto Mancini carries out his threat to quit.
The Italian giants intend to meet Mourinho’s agent, Jorge Mendes, before this weekend — even though their president, Massimo Moratti, last night claimed Mancini may stay.
The Inter coach said he was leaving at the end of this season after his side were dumped out of the Champions League by Liverpool on Tuesday.
And a senior source at Inter said: “Moratti is a great admirer of Mourinho who he sees as one of life’s achievers — just like himself.
“The belief is that it will not take too long to reach an agreement with Mourinho to become the new coach of Inter.”
But Moratti added to the uncertainty last night, claiming Mancini had undergone a change of mind.
The Inter president said: “Roberto reiterated that he wants to stay at Inter next year and for all the duration of his contract and that next season he wants to win the Champions League.”