Jose Mourinho wants his next club to be one where “internal empathy” exists and not “internal conflict”. The 56-year-old Portuguese — sacked by Manchester United on December 18 after a series of bust-ups with senior players and poor results — said the club where he had felt this the most was Serie A side Inter Milan.
He guided them to a Champions League, two league titles and an Italian Cup in two seasons there from 2008-10. Mourinho said money is not the priority admitting since he left United he had turned down a lucrative offer from an unnamed club because “I want high-level football and ambitions at the highest level”.
However, he says that comes second on his list of ingredients for taking a job. “I don’t want an internal conflict,” said Mourinho, who has down the years earned a reputation for confronting senior players at clubs he has managed. “I want internal empathy. And then your conflict is on Sunday on the pitch when you play against somebody who wants to steal your three points.
