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Jose Mourinho dodges Chelsea return question after Liverpool’s Champions League final win over Tottenham


Jose Mourinho was asked about returning to Chelsea for a third time (beIN Sports)

Jose Mourinho refused to comment on whether he would be interested in a return to Chelsea following Liverpool’s win over Tottenham in the Champions League final.

Mourinho was sitting alongside former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger for the final as the pair were working as analysts for the match.

Chelsea could be searching for a new manager yet again this summer as Maurizio Sarri has reportedly asked the club’s hierarchy to leave in order to join Juventus.

Mourinho remains available after he was sacked by Manchester United in December but the 56-year-old gave no indication that he would be open to returning to Stamford Bridge for a third time in his career.

When asked about a potential return to Chelsea after Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Tottenham, Mourinho told beIN Sports: ‘We are not here to speak about it.

Mourinho was sacked by Manchester United after their defeat to Liverpool in December (Getty Images)

‘We are here to speak about this and not about us.’

And Wenger followed up with a smile: ‘You want to finish with some news?’

Mourinho also admitted that he would not consider Chelsea genuine challengers for the Champions League next season due to their transfer ban.

‘Real Madrid did three in a row, why can’t Liverpool do three finals in a row?’ said Mourinho.

‘Why not Liverpool with this good team, with this good spirit, with this good empathy, the club the manager, the fans, you can feel that empathy, why not a third?

Maurizio Sarri guided Chelsea back into the Champions League – but he is set to leave (Getty Images)

‘But even before your question I was writing the teams that want to win the Champions League.

‘Juventus, Bayern, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Liverpool.

‘Chelsea… difficult because they don’t have the possibility to be in the market.

‘But you have seven or eight teams who want to win the Champions League.

‘Inter, they have a good team, they have a new project, they have lots of money to invest, but let’s give it more time, maybe a second year.’





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