We always figured he’d end up back in England at some stage, but José Mourinho could be on his way back to the Premier League sooner rather than later.
According to The Sunday Times this morning, the Special One is fed up of life at the Bernabeu (fed up of living in Barcelona’s shad more like it) and will leave the Spanish giants in the summer despite the distinct possibility that he will lead them to the Spanish league title for the first time in four years.
Mourinho has been the subject of a number of public rows in recent weeks, including a reported training ground bust-up involving Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos. There is also a feeling that the work he is doing is underappreciated considering that Los Blancos have won 17 out of 20 league games and currently lie seven points ahead of the mighty Barcelona at the head of the La Liga table.
A well-placed source told The Sunday Times this morning that José is mad as hell and isn’t going to take it anymore and there are plenty of Premier League clubs that will be monitoring the situation with interest.
“José is sick and tired of this situation at Madrid,” said the source.
“It doesn’t matter if he wins this season or not. It’s not about the money. He’s decided to come back to England and he will go in the summer.”
Mourinho is hardly likely to be attracted to the appeal of the Britannia Stadium or Craven Cottage on a wet Tuesday night, so if he does go back to England, it will likely be to one of the clubs competing for Champions League places.
There have been repeated suggestions that Mourinho will eventually end up replacing Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, but Old Red Nose is showing no signs of giving up the ghost just yet.
Failure to win silverware this season will pile the pressure on Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini, while Andre Villas-Boas’ position seems slightly precarious at Mourinho’s old club Chelsea.
Arsene Wenger has been very tentatively linked with replacing Mourinho at Real Madrid, while should ‘Arry avoid getting in too much trouble over his eh, dodgy personal finances, he looks likely to succeed Fabio Capello as England manager, thus leaving a vacancy with Spurs.
There is no doubt the Special One has his faults (his giant ego being a particular one), but there is no doubt the Premier League would be more entertaining if and when he makes a return, a return that doesn’t seem so far away now.
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