Mourinho: I’m not stupid… and I can refuse Real Madrid’s offer

Portuguese Jose Mourinho, head coach of “Benfica” spoke about the rumors about his cooperation with “Real” next summer.

Mourinho said at the press conference of the Spanish “AS” newspaper. “I have not spoken to Florentino Perez or anyone from the administrative structure of Real Madrid.. All of that is true. But I’m not stupid… and there are contacts between the Spanish club and Jorge Mendes.”

The Portuguese coach added: “I think that the negotiations with Real Madrid will turn into personal contacts with me in the next week, and now I will have time to relax and make a decision. Tomorrow I will wake up as the coach of “Benfica”, and on Monday I will go to the training center, and after that we will see what happens.

Mourinho was asked. “If Florentino Perez isn’t there, would you consider coming back?” He answered: “We are talking about the same story, saying: “If it happens”…Real Madrid’s coach is Alvaro Arbeloa, and if he wins tomorrow, he’ll play tomorrow, right? Well… Alvaro can be the coach of Real Madrid next season.”

“Is it possible to say no to Real Madrid when you get an offer?” Mourinho answered. “It depends on the offer, on what they expect from me,” he said. “We are not talking about more or less euros, but about what they expect from me and whether I am able to meet what they are offering and the nature of the work they are offering. I want to have time to analyze, think and decide for myself.”

“Benfica is Benfica and what I feel about Benfica can no longer be hidden. I’ve spent my entire career trying to hide it, but now it’s impossible. But it’s my professional career … and we’ll see what happens.”

Mourinho was asked. “You say you expect direct contact next week… Are you motivated by the prospect of returning to Real Madrid?” He answered: “Maybe no contacts? I’ve said ‘if’ before, ‘if’, ‘if’… ‘maybe’, ‘maybe’, ‘maybe’… There might be nothing. At the moment I have a contract and an offer with Benfica. At the moment I have a… window, it is said that I am working with the Italians, and at this moment it is a very big decision for me.

“Did Rui Costa do everything to keep you? He signed a contract with me when I came here, in which we agreed to include a clause that would protect us morally if he lost the election. I have a contract for one more year. Criticize the president.