Mourinho will return in Italy or Spain

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -- Jose Mourinho wants to coach in Italy or Spain next season, but has professed his never-ending love for English football and plans a Premier League return one day.

"I will always be in love with English football, even when I go to another country," Mourinho said on Thursday during a presentation by his sponsorship partners Samsung and Adidas. "But that's not going to be the next step."

Mourinho led Chelsea to back-to-back English Premier League titles as well as two domestic cups victories.

He left the club in September after falling out with owner Roman Abramovich, but said: "I still feel Chelsea is part of me, part of my heart forever."

Mourinho said he had spoken with Abramovich and other Chelsea officials last week and wished them all the best in the Champions League.

"I told them I hope we play against them in the Champions League next season," Mourinho said. If that happened, despite his love for Chelsea, "I will want to kill them."

The Portuguese-born coach, who won the Champions League with Porto, said he still had no deal with any club and would not return to coaching before next season.

"I am completely free to decide my future," he said. "I hope to work again soon."

Mourinho ruled out returning to England as soon as next season, and dispelled speculation in the German media that he could sign for a Bundesliga club.

"I believe in communication and I don't speak German. I am quite intelligent but I cannot learn German in two months," he said.

The 45-year-old Mourinho ruled himself out of the running for the England coaching job after early discussions with FA chief executive Brian Barwick. Fabio Capello was appointed in December.

"England is in the right hands," Mourinho said. "I admire him (Capello) very much. He is the right man to push England in the right direction." E-mail to a friend

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