Inter upset as Mourinho hogs limelight
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May 30, 2010, Sunday
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INTER Milan should be basking in the glory of a record-breaking season but instead the manner of Jose Mourinho's departure has left a nasty taste in the mouth.
A first Champions League triumph since 1965 and an unprecedented Italian treble have been overshadowed by Mourinho's unashamed desire to join Real Madrid and his verbal volleys against what he saw as the cynical Italian game.
The outspoken Portuguese all but announced he was leaving for Real when Inter was still celebrating on the pitch after its 2-0 Champions League final win over Bayern Munich last Saturday.
Winning the most-coveted of trophies at Real's Santiago Bernabeu stadium only served to increase the drama which envelopes the brash former Chelsea coach, leading fans around the world to love him and hate him in equal measure.
Inter President Massimo Moratti, who on Friday agreed a compensation deal to allow Mourinho to join Real, had very little time to enjoy his team's stunning achievements.
"Certainly his timing was not great," Moratti, who sees England coach Fabio Capello as a potential replacement, told reporters.
"Both for him and the fans, he could have opted for a course of action a little different."
Real will present Mourinho as their coach tomorrow.
Moratti and his Real counterpart Florentino Perez met to thrash out details of the package that will free Mourinho to leave and join the nine-time European champion.
While Spanish and Italian media reported that Inter would receive 8 million euros (US$9.80 million), a statement from the Italian champion said: "Real will eventually have to pay all the clause in the contract."
Inter added that exchange of players could form part of the deal.
Real turned to Mourinho, 47, after sacking Manuel Pellegrini last week following a season with no trophies for a team that had 250 million euros spent on it last summer.
"We are convinced that we need a fresh impulse and we are convinced that Jose Mourinho is the right person to take on the job," Perez said.
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