Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has clarified his future after causing controversy with comments regarding a possible return to England.
Bernabeu boss also discusses January transfer plans
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has clarified his future after causing controversy with comments regarding his possible return to England.
The former Chelsea boss talked about the potential of going back to the Premier League in a "couple of years" during an interview earlier this week.
But in clarifying those comments he is adamant that did not mean he was looking to leave Real any time soon.
"You don't translate 'a couple of years' literally, it's an English expression to mean a few years, not exactly two. It could be two, three, four, 20, you never know," Mourinho, who signed an initial four-year deal when becoming Real coach in 2010, told the club's
official website.
"Everyone knows that I enjoyed being in England a lot and everyone knows that one day England will be a natural destination for me, because in my career, which I hope will be 20 years or more, one day I will have to look for a destination.
"Now I'm not thinking about that, because I'm at Real Madrid.
Proud
"I'm happy here and I want to continue. It's impossible to say the number of years that I'm going to stay, but what matters is the intention.
"I'm very happy and enormously proud to be coach of Real Madrid and I don't see the moment when I'm going to leave nor do I want to leave."
With his team looking good in all three competitions, Mourinho also said he is not looking for any additions during the January transfer window.
Real have spent huge amounts building their squad over the last few years but Mourinho is happy with the players currently at his disposal.
"We aren't in the market," said Mourinho. "The market is an opportunity that is open for those who need it, but fortunately we don't need it.
"The players are practically all fit to start the second half of the season. For us the market is closed. I don't want any player, I've not asked for any player nor am I going to ask."
