Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho on Monday dismissed a report in Spanish sports daily Marca that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season after a below-par start to their La Liga title defence.
Marca’s front page story, headlined “Divorce on the horizon”, suggested Mourinho’s exit was looming after a deterioration in the Portuguese manager’s relations with Real president Florentino Perez.
Under a picture of a broken heart, the report claimed: “Jose Mourinho will not coach Real Madrid next season”. But Mourinho dismissed the story as having “no foundation”.
He added: “As I’ve always said, my relationship with the president is very good.”
Ferguson is a fan of Mourinho. When asked if he could replace him in the Old Trafford hot-seat, the Scot replied: “He can manage anywhere, absolutely.
Mourinho was careful not to add fuel to the Old Trafford fire, saying: “I regard these comments the result of the friendship and mutual respect that each of us has for the other. But his succession doesn’t seem to me to be on the cards at the moment,’ said he.
Marca’s front page story, headlined “Divorce on the horizon”, suggested Mourinho’s exit was looming after a deterioration in the Portuguese manager’s relations with Real president Florentino Perez.
Under a picture of a broken heart, the report claimed: “Jose Mourinho will not coach Real Madrid next season”. But Mourinho dismissed the story as having “no foundation”.
He added: “As I’ve always said, my relationship with the president is very good.”
Ferguson is a fan of Mourinho. When asked if he could replace him in the Old Trafford hot-seat, the Scot replied: “He can manage anywhere, absolutely.
Mourinho was careful not to add fuel to the Old Trafford fire, saying: “I regard these comments the result of the friendship and mutual respect that each of us has for the other. But his succession doesn’t seem to me to be on the cards at the moment,’ said he.