Jose Mourinho has revealed he discussed Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement months before the public knew, but that there was no chance he would choose Manchester United over Chelsea.
Mourinho left Real Madrid and started his second stint at Chelsea when he signed a four-year deal in June 2013, a month after Ferguson had announced David Moyes would be replacing him at Old Trafford.
The Portuguese was believed to be a contender for the position, but he claims Ferguson knew he wanted to return to Stamford Bridge, meaning he was never in the picture for replacing the Man Utd legend.
"Every manager in the world looks at Man Utd as a huge club but I wanted to come to Chelsea," he told BBC.
"And we didn't bring that to the table because we were so open and he knows so much about myself that he knew that for almost a season, I want to leave Real Madrid and I want to come to Chelsea.
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