José Mourinho talked about when he left Real Madrid to go back to Chelsea and said he wishes he didn’t do it. Even though Florentino Perez told him to stay at Madrid Mourinho went back to Chelsea after having a rough time in Spain. Looking back now he says this is one of the things he really regrets which he mentioned when someone interviewed him recently.
- Florentino Perez wanted Mourinho to stick around at Real Madrid cause he thought good things were coming.
- Mourinho decided to go back to Chelsea in 2013 after things got pretty hard in Spain.
- When he was at Real Madrid there was a lot of tough games against Barcelona.
Mourinho’s Return to Chelsea
Everyone was really excited when Mourinho came back to Chelsea since he did so good there before from 2004 to 2007. In his second time there he helped Chelsea win the Premier League in 2014-2015. But things went bad and he had to leave in 2015 cause the team wasn’t doing good. When he came back everyone thought it was like he was coming home and he wanted to be the best in English football again.
♂️ José Mourinho: “Saying no to Florentino Perez remains one of the big regrets”.
“He told me: Don’t leave now, you’ve done the hard part and the good part is yet to come. Stay at Real Madrid”.
“But I wanted to return to Chelsea after 3 tough years in Spain!”, told CorSport. https://t.co/XQy0CvmS5o
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
January 01, 2025
If you want to know more about what Real Madrid was like when Mourinho was there check out their profile.
Mourinho’s Career After Real Madrid
After he left Real Madrid Mourinho went to coach some other big teams like Manchester United where he won the UEFA Europa League and then Tottenham Hotspur. He started coaching AS Roma in 2021 and did pretty good there before going to Fenerbahce in 2024. Looking at what he did after Real Madrid shows how important he still is in European football and makes you think about the choices he made including the one he now says he regrets.
If you want to learn more about the big changes in Mourinho’s coaching career look at Chelsea FC’s profile.
Legacy and Influence
When you look at Mourinho’s whole career you can see how much he changed European football. When he decided to leave Real Madrid for Chelsea it was really important and changed how the rest of his career went. Even though things got tough sometimes Mourinho still has a big effect on all the teams he’s coached.
If you want to know more about what he did at AS Roma go check out AS Roma’s profile.
