José Mourinho has consistently expressed a desire to remain at Chelsea in the long-term and was asked how he would respond to a six-year contract extension.

 “I sign tomorrow. That’s what I want,” said Mourinho. “I want to stay in Chelsea and English football because I think I won the right. My wife says many times I won the right to stop when I want. She says I won enough, I did enough, I created a good situation for the family. She says I won the right to do what I want. Unfortunately Chelsea’s not my club. I depend on the club and I depend on the results.”

When Mourinho previously left Chelsea, he went to Italy and then to Spain.

“I had a career project. Many times you cannot follow your career project. I want to leave Portugal and come to England. Clear. When I leave England I want Italy. I’m mad to go to Italy, where people are talking about the mentality of the Italians, the tactical aspect of the game. And after that I want Real Madrid. Spain – but I wanted Real Madrid. This circle – I want very much to do it, and I did it.

“When I did it came the [question]: where do you like more, where are you happier? Which is the biggest challenge? I made the choice.

“I keep saying the same. In every club I was working and thinking about that club, but I always have my next movement. This is the first time where I don’t have my next movement. I want to stay. I want to stay till the moment Chelsea tells me it’s over, because the results are not good, or they want to go in another direction, or they don’t agree with my style of management – for any reason. This period at Chelsea is going to hang by their decision, not my decision.”