Jose Mourinho has laughed at the suggestion that he broke
down in tears when he was overlooked by Manchester United, insisting Chelsea
was always the preferred destination for his return to England.
Old Trafford is thought to have been Mourinho's desired
choice for his second spell in England, only for Sir Alex Ferguson to recommend
David Moyes as his successor.
In Diego Torres' book 'Prepare to Lose: The Mourinho
Era', it is claimed that Mourinho sobbed when he was told that Moyes would be
taking over at United and viewed the decision as a betrayal by Ferguson.
"I think the person who wrote that book shouldn't
write books. He should write books for kids using his imagination,"
Mourinho said.
"I am where I want to be. I want to go nowhere else.
I have the job I want to have, I don't have another job.
"When I left Porto I wanted to come to England
because at that time there was no Chelsea, I had no emotional connections with
any club.
"When I left Chelsea I wanted only Italy or Spain,
not another English club.
"After Real Madrid I wanted England and if possible,
Chelsea. It's the only time I've said this country and this specific club.
"If not Chelsea then I'd have been in England at
another club, but when the door at my club opened for me, I had the job I
wanted to have."
Ferguson announced his retirement on May 8 last year with
Moyes' confirmed as his replacement the following day, while Mourinho was named
Chelsea manager for the second time on June 3.
"I knew a couple of weeks before the announcement
because my friend (Ferguson) was very nice to me and trusted me
completely," Mourinho said.
"He told me something really important before the
press, he didn't want me to read it in the press. He told me you are one of my
best players in football, I want you to know it from me.
"He was so nice to me, he gave me such a big
reasonability to keep that.
"From me never, but I was afraid that somebody might
leak it and the boss could think it came from me, so I was a little under
pressure.
"In the same way he knew from me that I was coming
back to Chelsea. It's just things between friends.
"I wasn't committed to Chelsea at the time, but I
wanted to come and Chelsea had expressed the desire for me to come back."
Culled from Skysports
