'I'm here to stay. I belong to Chelsea.' Mourinho insists he is back for good and loving life in London

By Joe Ridge for MailOnline

Published: 08:04 EST, 13 January 2014 | Updated: 09:21 EST, 13 January 2014

  

As if there was any doubt that Jose Mourinho is a changed man second time around at Chelsea, the Portuguese has confirmed it himself.

'I’m here to stay. I belong to Chelsea, Chelsea belong to me,' he told the London Evening Standard - words Mourinho Mark I - for all his flamboyance - would never have uttered.

When Mourinho's first stint at Stamford Bridge started in 2004 he arrived on these shores as a bullish, brazen character, making no secret of his desire to manage in Europe's top three leagues - England, Italy and Spain - having at the time not managed in one.

But having now done that with Chelsea, Inter and Real Madrid - and winning league titles with all three clubs - Mourinho insists his only ambition now is to stick with a club he holds close to his heart and in a city where he and his family feel most at home.

Mourinho, who has two children aged 17 and 14, revealed to the Standard that the decision to come back to England was made while he was still at Real Madrid.

'More than one year ago, even before I decided to stay in Madrid for one or two more years, our decision was made,' he admitted. 'We wanted to go to England next because we feel it’s the best for all four, as a family and me as a professional.

He added: 'My wife just loves the city to live in. We kept our house from last time and, although we tried to hide it, we came lots of times.'

Mourinho, now 50, has managed seven clubs in four different countries, winning seven league titles and two Champions Leagues.

But other than sticking it out at Chelsea, he says the only other possibility he would consider in the future would be an international job, having previously stated his desire to one day manage Portugal.

Mourinho said: 'If I want to relax one day a national team is the best job but, no, I want to be where I am.'