Legendary former Inter manager Jose Mourinho has refused to rule out the possibility of a return to manage Inter in the future as part of an interview with Italian daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore.

The interview with the Italian business newspaper, which appeared in today’s print edition, started with Mourinho being asked how his job as a manager has changed throughout his time in management.

“How has my job changed? It has changed so much, as has the world we live in. There has been a great evolution both in terms of coaching and in terms of player management and football teams,” he began.

“Everything has become faster, more intense. As far as I’m concerned, I’m the same, I have the same principles as I did back then and the same passion but as the game has changed, so have the training methods, based on research and statistics.

“Today the figure of the coach has evolved to become the top of a complex structure within which various professionals operate.”

He then recalled the most exciting moment of his managerial career: “Without a doubt, beating Barcelona with Inter 3-1, on April 20, 2010. For the players, for me, for the fans, it was the best. We were a team of heroes. We sweated blood, but in the end we won.”

He then reminisced about Inter’s historic treble winning season back in 2009/10 and what it still means to him to this day.

“That feat still means a lot to me. Inter was my home, my family. Massimo Moratti was a friend, my president. The treble was fantastic and remains unforgettable.

“After the final in Madrid, if I had returned to San Siro to celebrate with players and fans I would never have left Inter. Saying goodbye to a family is a very difficult thing to deal with.

“Ten years later, we continue to be a family. This has also been our strength on the pitch, we are friends and we will always be. The night we won the Champions League, the decision had already been made. I couldn’t say no to Real Madrid for the third time but I look back with great serenity and pride.”

He was then asked about some of the relationships that he managed to create with many of the players and staff he has had under his command.

“When you join a club, the club becomes a family and the bonds can last over time. I am still friends with many players and staff members of the teams I have worked with during my career.

“My priority has always been to establish emotional relationships within the group, to create stability. I love my boys, Marco Materazzi, John Terry…I think our bond will last forever, and I’m proud of it.”

Mourinho was then asked about his connection with the city of Milan and what it means to him.

“Yes, I was happy in Milan. In reality, at that time, my life was divided between Appiano Gentile and Como. For me Milan was San Siro, the stadium, the fans, Inter and Inter. It is a place special that I will always carry in my heart; a city with which I have a sentimental bond made of magnificent memories. One above all, I said it before and I repeat it, the victory of the Treble.

Mourinho was then asked if he has ever regretted anything he has done during his career in football management.

“I regret some aggressive incidents that occurred on the sideline. For example: with Arsène Wenger, we have had incredible battles, great matches and great fights. Regrets? Small negative episodes, yes, and he probably feels the same too.”

In conclusion the Portuguese tactician was asked about whether or not he could one day return to Inter and be their manager for a second time.

“I don’t think so. It’s a feeling, but I don’t think Italy is in my future. It’s also true that the world of football is so unpredictable, and you can never say never.”