Source: Daily_Mail
Jose Mourinho rejects Inter Milan return with Rafa Benitez is on the brink
Three and easy: Mourinho led Inter to treble success last season [LNB]Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho insists his future lies at the Bernabeu amid speculation linking him with a return to Inter Milan. [LNB]Mourinho led Inter to an unprecedented treble of Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia titles last season before switching to Madrid. [LNB]He was replaced at Inter by Rafa Benitez, but with the Spaniard on the brink of being sacked at the San Siro, Mourinho has found himself touted for a possible return to Italy. [LNB]However, the outspoken Portuguese, who on Sunday caused a stir by asking the Madrid hierarchy do more to protect the team in the face of perceived refereeing injustices rather than leave it all to him, is adamant he is going nowhere. [LNB]'I have a four-year contract with Real Madrid, and I'm going to continue here for a long time,' he told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.[LNB]'There are many things to do in Madrid, and not only on-field work. I hope that Inter don't need me now, as this would mean they have taken the wrong path. [LNB]'In my future it will be the Premier League or Italy. Problems at Real Madrid? I never have problems.'[LNB] Running out of time: Benitez is set to be sacked by the European champions [LNB] Mourinho also believes that Benitez's outburst against Inter president Massimo Moratti earlier this week showed a lack of respect for what he did at the club. [LNB]Benitez issued a 'sack me or back me' ultimatum after Inter's success at the FIFA Club World Cup, believing he needs extra funds in the upcoming transfer window to improve his faltering squad. [LNB]In the frame: Leonardo is set for the Inter job[LNB]The reigning five-time Serie A champions sit 13 points adrift of leaders and city rivals AC Milan in the table, albeit with two games in hand. [LNB]'I don't want to know when or if Benitez is ousted,' Mourinho added. 'I am only interested in Inter, the president, my friends, the players, the fans who in two years gave me everything. [LNB]'I want Inter to win everything apart from the Champions League, where there is Real Madrid. [LNB]'Rafa's words (after the Club World Cup). They deserve no comment. I expected at least a thank you from the success that I gave him. Ask all the Inter fans what they think of me and him.'[LNB]Moratti insisted on Tuesday night that Benitez was still Inter's coach 'at this precise moment', but he hinted on Wednesday that the end of the Spaniard's reign was in sight.[LNB]It is believed that Benitez is negotiating a severance with Inter before his exit is announced, and Moratti said vaguely: 'We are trying to understand what's going on.[LNB]'This situation is a bit of a mess. Everything that happened was a bit unexpected, we are considering every point of view.'[LNB] However, the San Siro chief reiterated his insistance that he had not spoken to former AC Milan boss Leonardo, who has been tipped to take charge until the end of the season.[LNB]'I haven't had a way of talking any other coach. I haven't met Leonardo,' said Moratti.[LNB] Will Jose rejoin Inter after Benitez's sacking? Adviser fuels claims of returnTime's up, Rafa! Benitez to pocket big pay-off to go with £4m from LiverpoolNot Inter-ested: Capello will stick with England as Benitez looks set for axeMourinho kicks Rafa when he's down as old boss takes credit for Inter win [LNB] Explore more:People: Massimo Moratti, Rafa Benitez, Jose Mourinho Places: Madrid, Milan, Spain, Italy
