Confirmed! José Mourinho arrives in Portugal: Who would turn down Benfica? | OneFootball

José Mourinho is already in Portugal and confirmed talks with Benfica to become the next coach of the Eagles. The Portuguese coach arrived at Tires airport shortly after 6:30 PM in mainland Portugal and made statements to the journalists present at the location.

"I have nothing to tell you. Before boarding the plane, I was asked if I might be interested. I said yes, that I could be interested. Benfica officially asked me if I would be interested, and I said that when I returned to Portugal, I would be happy to talk to the people. If I return to Benfica, it is not a career celebration, nor 25 years later, nor a return home," José Mourinho began to explain José Mourinho.

The Portuguese coach continued with a response that seemed to confirm his arrival at the Clube da Luz: "I left my previous club four weeks ago. If you ask me if I was expecting to stay without coaching until the end of the season, that is not my nature. I wanted to get involved. I didn't want to say yes to any club that wasn't the right one, just because I'm a workaholic. When I was confronted with the possibility of coaching Benfica, I didn't think twice in the sense of 'I'm interested, I would like to.' Who is the coach that says no to Benfica? Not me."

José Mourinho also commented on the statements of the Fenerbahçe President: "Whenever I left clubs, I closed the chapter and did not respond to provocations, I did not find excuses, I did not blame anyone, and I always left with that attitude in life. He has a different way of acting. He has spoken many times, he did not justify why the player who eliminated us [Akturkoglu] was only bought after he eliminated us. Let's see if it happens."

The Portuguese coach, who may soon become Benfica's next head coach, also revealed that when he talked about returning to Portugal, he was referring to the national team, and mentioned Bruno Lage, explaining that he knows what the former Benfica coach is feeling and wishing the best of luck to the Setúbal native.

Check out the words of the Portuguese coach here:

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