JOSE MOURINHO has decided to quit Chelsea. The fed-up Blues
boss told a close pal yesterday that he will walk out in
May.
Mourinho said: Thats it. Im going at the end of the season . . .
I dont know where yet. He is sick of being undermined at Stamford
Bridge and is angry at the way Frank Arnesen, the clubs chief
scout, has taken on a bigger role than he was promised.
Arnesen has now been put in charge of transfers and Mourinho blames
him for selling William Gallas to Arsenal. Mourinho will have no
trouble in finding a club with Inter Milan favourites to land him
and Real Madrid a close second.
Former Porto player Cesar Peixoto, now at Espanol, told reporters
in Barcelona: I know Mourinho is looking for a house in Milan.
Reports in Spain last night confirmed the conversation between
Mourinho and his pal.
Chelsea know their manager is unhappy and have already targeted
replacements. Russia coach Guus Hiddink has been widely linked with
the club but may feel the challenge too great at the age of
60.
Chelsea like the look of ex-Blues star Didier Deschamps, now at
Juventus after success at Monaco, and Seville manager Juande Ramos,
who won the UEFA Cup last season.
Angry Mourinho expressed his frustration after the 1-1 Carling Cup
semi-final draw at Wycombe on Wednesday. He said: I have asked for
players and its not my choice that no one is coming. Its not my
club, I am just a manager. I expect my squad to be the same at the
end of the transfer window as it was at the start.
SunSport understands Mourinho asked club owner Roman Abramovich to
buy a new striker Valencias David Villa to make up for flop
Andriy Shevchenko and was refused.
The editor of Dutch magazine Elf, Jan Herman de Bruijn, published
an in-depth interview with Hiddink at the weekend. He confirmed
Arnesen is now in charge of transfers at Stamford Bridge.
