JOSE MOURINHO has hit back at Antonio Cassano after the former striker claimed he “doesn’t give a s***” about football.
The Roma boss has been linked with a shock return to Real Madrid amid rumours of Carlo Ancelotti’s potential departure.
He previously spent three years with Los Blancos from 2010 to 2013 and led the club to one LaLiga title, one Copa del Rey and a Spanish Super Cup.
However, Cassano recently insisted that Real Madrid would not want to bring Mourinho back.
He said: “If Real Madrid wants a coach, they will not call Mourinho for his new project.
“Mou doesn’t give a s*** about football. He doesn’t even like to work, he doesn’t know how to communicate or speak, let’s not be fooled by his story.”
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Mourinho has since hit back at the pundit, claiming that he was “only remembered for his jacket” during his spell with Real Madrid.
During his press conference, the Roma boss said: “Everyone is free to have their preferences and make their criticism, but when talking about others, like Antonio does, it’s different.
“Some of us work in football, he just wants to enjoy himself. Cassano played for Roma, for Inter and for Real Madrid.
“In Madrid he is only remembered for his jacket. With Roma he won a Supercoppa without playing. At Inter he didn’t even manage the Lombardy Cup in a friendly.”
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Cassano joined Real Madrid in 2006, but he made just 29 appearances for Los Blancos during his two-year spell.
Mourinho’s “jacket” jibe was a reference to the outfit he wore to his unveiling at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The ‘Special One’ added: “You know what I won with Inter, Real Madrid and Roma. He might have a problem with me, I do not have a problem with him.
“I will tell Cassano just one thing: careful Antonio, for you are 40 years old and I am 60, at times Marko Livaja types turn up and then it gets tough.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
