Jose Mourinho Comments on Chelsea Future Amid Real Madrid Rumours

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has quashed rumours suggesting he could be heading back to Real Madrid in the summer by saying he’d remain at Stamford Bridge for the next decade if given the chance.

Antony Kastrinakis of the Sun reported last week that Real president Florentino Perez is still in contact with the Portuguese manager and plans to lure him back to the Bernabeu at the end of the 2015/16 campaign.

However, despite Mourinho failing to rule out coaching elsewhere last week, per ESPN, he said owner Roman Abramovich can have his services as long as he wants them, via Liam Twomey of ESPN:

"If Chelsea gives me a 10-year contract, I sign. I'm saying that the normal situation is when you have a contract, you wish to go to the end of the contract."

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Mourinho has three-and-a-half years left on his current deal at Stamford Bridge, but poor recent results have cast his future into doubt.

A loss to high-flying Leicester City on Monday night will leave the Blues just one point adrift of the relegation zone, and Opta Joe pointed out just how much the two clubs’ roles have reversed so far this term:

Yet it seems the fans still stand by the man in charge, as they were chanting his name during Chelsea's routine 2-0 victory over Porto in the Champions League in midweek.

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson also thinks Chelsea would be “foolish” to part with Mourinho, as he labelled him one of the best to ever do it, per BBC Sport:

“There is no point in sacking one of the best coaches of all time. ... He [Abramovich] has to trust and have confidence that Jose can turn it round. In every country he has managed in he has won the big trophies. It would be foolish to sack him. It would be bad management."

Madrid will still likely be on the hunt for a new boss to replace the unpopular Rafa Benitez in the summer, but Mourinho could be out of their reach.

You get the sense Chelsea’s season is going to transform sooner rather than later, as performances are certainly improving.

The Blues were excellent against Porto on Tuesday, they just need to carry that form over to the Premier League.

And if one man can make things start ticking at Stamford Bridge again, it’s Mourinho. And if he does produce the goods, he could find himself tied down to west London for a long time.