Former Inter president Massimo Moratti discussed Inter, Antonio Conte, Jose Mourinho and more in an interview with Italian media outlet TuttoMercatoWeb today.
First Moratti spoke about Mourinho’s recent appointment as the new head coach of Tottenham Hotspur.
“I’m so happy for him. And I’m happy for Tottenham too, the club made a good choice even though Pochettino was a great coach. But Mourinho has everything to do very, very well in London.”
He wasn’t shocked by Mourinho’s time away from management.
“Maybe it was his choice to wait, not to accept some offers on the table in the summer. Maybe he was looking for something that would motivate him more.”
The 74-year-old Italian businessman spoke highly of Mourinho’s new club.
“London, the Champions League finalists, so many champions. It’s a team of great prestige, no doubt.”
He revealed that he did dream of seeing the Portuguese coach take over at Inter again.
“It’s the dream of all the Interisti, it’s quite normal. We are tied to his victories, it is inevitable to hope to see him again sooner or later in charge of Inter.”
Moratti spoke about his satisfaction of the new Inter coach Antonio Conte.
“He’s doing great things. He was very good from the start and he’s making the most of the players at his disposal.”
The Italian thought that a few of the current Inter players could have been a part of the Treble winning team.
“The goalkeeper, Handanovic, is certainly very important. Let’s say that it’s nice that Barella and Sensi have introduced themselves and inserted themselves well, with a great impact. Well, they and Lautaro could have been part of the squad.”
Finally, Moratti suggested that it wouldn’t upset him if free agent Zlatan Ibrahimovic went back to AC Milan instead of Inter.
“Well, before going to Milan he asked me, and I always respected his choices. I’d be happy for him if he could find a solution to do well in Italy again.”
