After years of speculation, Jose Mourinho has confirmed that helium agreed to regenerate Sir Alex Ferguson astatine Manchester United successful 2013, earlier changing his caput and re-joining Chelsea instead.
"When I near Real Madrid, I signed to spell to Manchester United aft Sir Alex," the 63-year-old manager - present backmost astatine Real for a 2nd spell - said successful a caller Netflix documentary bid astir his career.
"He was offered the job, yes," confirmed Ferguson, who won 13 Premier League titles implicit 26 years astatine Old Trafford earlier retiring successful 2013.
"I sat him down and explained the situation," helium added: "As acold arsenic I was concerned, helium was accepting. And then, wrong hours, it changed."
What changed was that Mourinho felt helium could not crook down a instrumentality to Chelsea, wherever helium had won consecutive Premier League titles successful 2005 and 2006.
"One night, helium phoned maine and helium was crying and helium says, 'Alex, I can't instrumentality it. I've fixed my connection to Chelsea and I'm not going to interruption my word'," said the erstwhile United boss.
"The crushed helium gave to me, I could understand, but I was disappointed."
Mourinho said helium was "very flattered" to beryllium offered the occupation of replacing Ferguson "because Manchester United has an unthinkable appeal".
"But 1 happening is emotion for football, different happening is emotion for a definite club," helium explained.
"I deliberation this is much almighty than emotion for shot and fundamentally, aft Real Madrid, I needed to consciousness that I'm loved.
"For maine to suffer the accidental to beryllium the manager to win Sir Alex Ferguson was dramatic, but I don't regret (it) due to the fact that it was a determination that I made with my heart."
After returning to Stamford Bridge successful 2013, Mourinho went connected to triumph his 3rd Premier League rubric arsenic good arsenic the League Cup.
In May 2016, helium got a 2nd accidental to instrumentality implicit astatine United, succeeding Louis van Gaal.
Over a two-and-a-half twelvemonth spell astatine Old Trafford, Mourinho won League Cup and Europa League titles earlier being sacked successful December 2018 pursuing a slump successful results.
He returned to different of his aged clubs, Real Madrid, successful May this year. Mourinho's past spell determination ended successful acrimony arsenic helium fell retired with nine skipper Iker Casillas and different players.
On the eve of his Real reunion, the combative manager and erstwhile Spain goalkeeper Casillas spoke candidly astir the reasons down those differences.
Mourinho besides spoke astir difficulties helium has faced with erstwhile Chelsea proprietor Roman Abramovich, who hired him doubly and sacked him some times.
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