Jose back at Chelsea
But Rafa has no need to panic... yet!
Published: 7 hrs ago
JOSE MOURINHO will make an emotional return to Chelsea today.
The Special One is due back at Stamford Bridge for the first time since 2011.But not, as Blues fans hope, to replace the reviled interim boss Rafa Benitez. Not yet anyway.
Mourinho has accepted an invitation from the Brazilian FA to tonight’s glamorous friendly against Fabio Capello’s Russia.
So he will be back at Chelsea for the first time since he knocked them out of the Champions League with Inter Milan, two years ago.
Mourinho’s surprise return to SW6, where he won six trophies between 2004-07, will spark more speculation about him returning for real in the summer.
He looks certain to leave current club Real Madrid in the summer.
The Portuguese coach has never hidden his love for Chelsea and English football. And only this weekend he hinted he could go back to “maybe somewhere I’ve already been” — raising hope among Blues fans he could mean Chelsea.
There will be a vacancy, too, as the reign of Benitez ends in May.
But Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich faces stiff competition.
Two-time Champions League winner Mourinho has also been linked with AC Milan, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer would be delighted to see Mourinho return.
The SunSport columnist said: “Love him or hate him — and I love him — Jose adds something to the soap opera of English football.
“If his destiny proves to be Stamford Bridge once more, then it really will be game on with the Manchester clubs.”
