Tottenham Hotspur coach and Real Madrid, formerly the winner of the treble with Inter Milan ten years ago, Portuguese Jose Mourinho, has confirmed that he decided to sign with the "Royal" after the second semi-final match of the 2010 UEFA Champions League, during which he eliminated Barcelona from the tournament.
Mourinho said in an interview with the newspaper "La Gasita dello Sport": "If I had returned to Milan after the Santiago Bernabeu final, with fans hearing my name repeating, maybe I wouldn't have left Madrid, I wouldn't have signed up with Madrid yet, those who say that A delegate from the real came to our hotel in the Spanish capital before the final, and they spoke nonsense. "
He added: "I wanted to go to Madrid, they wanted me from the previous year, I suggested this to President Massimo Moratti, but he persuaded me to stay, and I had already rejected Madrid's offer when I was at Chelsea, you cannot say No to Real three times."