‘No bad feelings towards Barcelona’ – Jose Mourinho discusses rivalry after Real Madrid return
Jose Mourinho has insisted he has no bad feelings towards Barcelona after making his return to Real Madrid as manager ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Los Blancos have gone trophyless for the last two campaigns, while Barca have won two straight La Liga titles, and so have turned to the so-called Special One again.
Mourinho, who worked as a coach at Barcelona at the start of his career, says that he enjoyed his time at the club and the city and harbors no ill-feeling towards the Catalans.
“In Barcelona, as a family, we had an amazing, amazing period. My daughter went to Barcelona at one month old. My son was born in Barcelona. Me, my wife and the kids, we spent four amazing years in Barcelona. And I cannot have any bad feeling about it,” he told Vanity Fair.
“But football is football, and I played so many times against Barcelona, starting at Chelsea before I went to Inter. Big Champions League matches with Chelsea, then big Champions League matches with Inter, and then I went to Real Madrid. I think it was destiny that put us against each other.
“In the end, I don’t deny I love Real Madrid, and this is the reason I’m going back. But I don’t have bad feelings in relation to Barcelona at all. I just enjoy playing against them because in football, you enjoy playing against the best. The best push you to be better than you are.”
Mourinho and Real Madrid have already been busy in the transfer market ahead of the new campaign, bringing in Bernardo Silva, Ibrahima Konate and Marc Cucurella and have also reportedly tied up a deal for Denzel Dumfries.
Source: barcablaugranes.com
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