Jose Mourinho spent his Saturday afternoon back in west London as the Portuguese tactician watched Fulham take on Championship rivals Middlesbrough.
Mourinho and his trusted assistant Rui Faria were in the stands to cheer on ex-Real Madrid colleague Aitor Karanka.
The former Chelsea manager has an affiliation with both sides as his son Jose Mario Mourinho Jr is a goalkeeper for Fulham's Under 16 academy side.
Mourinho and his trusted assistant Rui Faria were in the stands to cheer on ex-Real Madrid colleague Aitor Karanka.
The former Chelsea manager has an affiliation with both sides as his son Jose Mario Mourinho Jr is a goalkeeper for Fulham's Under 16 academy side.
Mourinho may have been casting his eye on promotion contenders Boro in preparation for his expected return to the Premier League next season.
The 53-year-old has been widely tipped to replace Louis van Gaal at Manchester United in the summer, with some reports suggesting he has a gentleman's agreement with the club.
Mourinho has recently said he is keen on sealing a return to management at the end of the season rather than midway through a campaign.
'I always feel that it's better to wait, not to rush, better to be calm, to wait for the right moment, the right move,' Mourinho said.
The 53-year-old has been widely tipped to replace Louis van Gaal at Manchester United in the summer, with some reports suggesting he has a gentleman's agreement with the club.
Mourinho has recently said he is keen on sealing a return to management at the end of the season rather than midway through a campaign.
'I always feel that it's better to wait, not to rush, better to be calm, to wait for the right moment, the right move,' Mourinho said.
'I feel that starting the next season with a new club and project is probably the best thing for me.
'It's quite a funny career. I am the English champion, and I still have no job.
'I read so many different things. One day it says I go to China, another day it says I go to Italy, and people say I'm back to Inter Milan. I'm here – probably, you are saying I will go to the Singapore national team.
'But the reality is I have no job, and at the moment I'm happy not to have a job.'
Van Gaal, on the other hand, has blasted the media for suggesting Mourinho has held talks with Manchester United behind his back.
'(Mourinho) has said things a number of times with a lot of words,' Van Gaal told TV channel RTL7, according to the Mirror.
'But he does not have to tell me anything. I find the whole thing ridiculous.
'No, I don't want United to do something either. I don't even want them to react to things which I read in the media or which are being created.
'We, the club and I, are not going to help the media right now by denying things.
'I think what is happening is an absolute scandal.'
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