Jose Mourinho Talks Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappe and More

The appointment of Jose Mourinho has reignited a lot of hopes around Real Madrid following back-to-back disappointing campaigns.

Apparently, Los Blancos reached verbal agreement with the Portuguese manager even before the end of the previous season, but as the presidential election was announced, Florentino Perez's plans for the upcoming campaign had to stop for a while.

Now with the official confirmation of his arrival, Mourinho is all set to take charge of the Whites for the second time in his career from next month onwards.

Since taking over, Mourinho has now given some insights on his new role during a recent interview as we provide with the knits and bits of the recent conversation with Vanity Fair (h/t Diario AS):

Love for Real Madrid and a new version of himself

 "I don’t deny I love Real Madrid, and this is the reason I’m going back. It’s time to be very calm and to be analyzing and to communicate and to ask questions and to answer questions and to [open a] very fluent and honest dialogue"

Regarding his first stint at Los Blancos

"The team that scored the most goals in the history of Spanish football was my Real Madrid. How defensive was that team?"

On Kylian Mbappe

"I have to see with my own eyes, because what I know in this moment is what I read in the media, what I watch on TV, I need to know the players."

Mourinho also added, "He’s a phenomenal player, and I’m going to try to help him to be even better than this."

On his 'Special One' remarks more than a decade ago

"I don't want to say that I was ‘the chosen one.’ I was one of them."

Rich History of Los Blancos

"The history of Real Madrid cannot be compared with anyone else, The history of Real Madrid cannot be compared with anyone else,"

The Portuguese manager also added, "When we talk about Real Madrid, we talk about the history and heritage of football."

Regarding rivalry with Barcelona

"The world stopped for those matches. It wasn’t just Madrid and Barcelona, or just Spain. It was the world."

On his own qualities

"I never wanted to be more important than my players; charisma cannot be bought at the supermarket."

Going by his recent words, Mourinho is certainly not the same person he was a decade ago, although Los Blancos might just need that version of him in order to solve their ongoing dressing room problems and take the Whites back to winning ways during the upcoming campaign.