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JOSE MOURINHO has made his peace with Roman Abramovich -
insisting he respects Chelseas billionaire owner. Mourinho,
speaking on a charity tour in Ghana, said: We work together on the
same mission and on the same course. I have to respect him, hes
the boss. Asked by local journalists if he would phone Abramovich
to see how his day was going, manager Mourinho added: Would you
phone the president of Ghana?
The Special One had barely spoken to Abramovich since a bust-up in
January but called a truce last month. And he was told he can keep
his job at Stamford Bridge as long as he compromised on his
opposition to some of Roms future plans. But Andriy Shevchenko
could be on his way out.
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi claims his club are 80 per cent
certain of re-signing the striker. The Champions League winners
are desperate to get Sheva, 30, back just one year after selling
him for £30million. Former Italian president Berlusconi admitted:
I spoke to vice-president Adriano Galliani a few days ago and he
said the chances of Sheva coming back were 80 per cent.
If that had dropped to 50 per cent, Im sure Galliani would have
told me. Shevchenko wants to return and his wages would not be a
problem. Berlusconi, who is godfather to Shevas son Jordan, was
fiercely critical of the hotshots decision to leave Milan.
Back then, he declared: I am in charge at my home. But when
Shevchenkos wife shouts he runs under the bed like a lap dog. The
pair have since made up and Berlusconi now says: I consider Sheva
to be like my son. There is also talk of Milan signing Samuel
Etoo but Im a romantic and prefer Shevchenko.