Coach of Inter Milan from 2008 to 2010, for two Italian championship titles and a Champions League, but also on the bench of Roma from 2021 to 2024, for a Europa Conference League in the record, José Mourinho makes his return to the transalpine capital. Real Madrid faces AS Roma for the second day of the Champions League, this Wednesday evening (9 p.m.).
The “Special One” crosses swords again with Gian Piero Gasperini and the strategist formerly at Atalanta, questioned about his Portuguese colleague, suddenly charged the Portuguese coach, all smiles, during the pre-match press conference: “It’s his results that speak for him and what he has achieved in his career. He is one of the most successful managers of all time. If I had to pick one thing it would be his talent and his sense of empathy, to attract exceptional players and convince clubs to spend huge sums of money, and that is fantastic.”
Mourinho, two billion spent on the transfer window
It is true, José Mourinho, after his coronation in C1 in 2004 with FC Porto, then chose financially powerful clubs. It has a balance sheet of two billion euros spent on recruitment! He first took advantage of Roman Abramovich’s fortune at Chelsea, from 2004 to 2007, to recruit for 664 million euros (including Didier Drogba and Michael Essien).
Real Madrid under Mourinho (2010-2013) also spent a lot of money, with 571 million transfers in three seasons (for Luka Modric and Angel Di Maria in particular). The “Mou” also blazed during his return to Chelsea and during his visits to Manchester United (Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku) and Tottenham. For results that are not always glorious and above all chaotic ends.
