José Mourinho admits he has a "big emotional connection" to Chelsea but insists he remains focused on finishing the season strongly with Real Madrid amid fresh reports linking him with a Stamford Bridge return.
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The 50-year-old's trip to London over the weekend has prompted speculation suggesting that he is nearing a summer return to Chelsea, after the Real Madrid coach watched Brazil face Russia in a friendly at Stamford Bridge on Monday night.
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Mourinho is widely expected to leave the Bernabéu in the summer, with Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain both touted as possible destinations for the Portuguese coach.
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And although he admits Chelsea is "in my heart", he maintains that he is only currently thinking about Real Madrid.
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"I'm independent of speculation and people who know me well enough understand that in this moment I think about my job at Real Madrid," Mourinho told Sky Sports.
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"Again I can't deny, in spite of this disgraceful weather, I love it here [in London].
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"I have big emotional connections with Chelsea. One day I think, naturally, I have to be back in English football, at Chelsea or another club.
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"Of course Chelsea is different to the other clubs. Chelsea is in my heart as Inter is, for example. One day I have to go back but again."
I still believe Jose Mourinho will go to either PSG or MANCHESTER UNITED. Let's watch and see.
He can go to any team right about now. Even Chelsea can be the club he'll go to in the end. Anything can still happen