Jose Mourinho's agent denies Inter coach wants Manchester United job

10 March 2009 08:14
Mourinho is said to be angered by recent reports in the British media that the former Chelsea manager had targeted Manchester United as his next job in management. [LNB]Quotes ascribed to Mourinho suggested the Portuguese had expressed a wish to succeed Ferguson and had predicted the Serie A leaders would put United out of this year's competition and end their hopes of a domestic and European clean sweep. [LNB] Related ArticlesFerdinand winning fitness battle[LNB]Ranieri needs victory to keep sharks at bay[LNB]Top 10: European coaches[LNB]Mourinho expects approach[LNB]Mourinho admits to sleepless nights[LNB]Paper View: Rafa Benitez rants again, and John Terry's on the spot[LNB]Mourinho, according to a report in the Sun[LNB] newspaper, believes the stories to be a case of mischief making ahead of the match and he would never be so disrespectful as to speak on the subject. [LNB]Eladio Parames, a trusted aide of Mourinho's, said: 'Jose did not give an interview or speak with anyone about Alex Ferguson's job. [LNB]'The contents of the article are ridiculous. First, it shows a lack of respect to Sir Alex, whom Jose is a great admirer of and believes will manage Manchester United for many years to come. [LNB]'Jose has a deal with Inter, which he plans to honour. And it shows a lack of respect to Manchester United in a week in which Inter are preparing to face them in an important Champions League match. [LNB]'Jose would not say that he will definitely beat Manchester United in Wednesday's game. [LNB]'Of course he wants to beat United, but that is a different thing.'[LNB]Mourinho takes the Italian champions to Old Trafford with the tie still scoreless after the 0-0 draw in Milan, hoping to repeat the feat he pulled off in knocking out United when his Porto side went on to become European Champions in 2004. [LNB] 

Source: Telegraph