Real Madrid president Florentino Perez backs new Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has joined Jose Mourinho in accusing Barcelona players Xavi and Andres Iniesta of sour grapes after the pair hit out at the former Bernabeu coach.

Referring to Mourinho's comments, Perez then added: "Mourinho ended Barca's period of always beating Madrid, he was right when he said that." Mourinho won three trophies in total during his tenure at the Bernabeu while Barca won seven in the same period and Catalan midfielder Cesc Fabregas was quick to laugh off the former Porto manager's comments. "Madrid ended our hegemony?" he told radio station Onda Cero. "We have just won the league by 15 points." Real have been heavily linked with a move for Gareth Bale this summer and Perez, while admitting that Madrid would be keen on signing the Tottenham forward, revealed they were not in the process of bidding for him just yet. "This club always wants to sign the best players and we have a good relationship with Tottenham," he said. "But first we must see who our coach is going to be and from then on we will go about planning our next squad." One man being linked with a possible move away from the Spanish capital is Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese forward's contract expires in 2015 and speculation has mounted over a possible move back to former club Manchester United. But Perez has dismissed that talk and believes that Ronaldo will finish his career in Madrid. "Cristiano will end up retiring in Madrid," he said. "It's his natural place."