Jose Mourinho has revealed that he turned down Paris Saint-Germain
twice in the past and said he would only consider taking charge of the
club in the future if he was sacked as Chelsea boss.
Mourinho said both previous approaches had come during former PSG
sporting director Leonardo's reign, indicating that he had first been
offered the job in 2011 before Carlo Ancelotti took charge, and then
again in 2013 prior to the appointment of current coach Laurent Blanc.
"I turned down Paris twice," he told TF1.
"I think I can say I was the first option for Leonardo. Before Carlo
Ancelotti? Yes. Before Laurent Blanc? Yes. I really thought about it,
but I was at Real Madrid the first time and the second time I returned
to Chelsea."
He said he was currently "very happy" with the Blues but would not
rule out a future move to the French capital in the future should things
go wrong at Stamford Bridge.
"If Chelsea sack me? Yes. But, otherwise, I am unmovable," he said.
"I do not want to leave. Paris is not an option, and I will not get
fired because results are good."
He added: "I am now at a club I want to be at. But football is
football. There will come a day when I'm told: 'Jose, it's over!' I
understand that -- I am a man of football. I will respect that
decision."
Mourinho also said he had no regrets about branding himself the "Special One" upon his arrival at Chelsea a decade ago.
"I think everyone has the right to think he is special," he said. "It is a great quality to be positive. I'm like that."
