Mourinho vows to return to England

Internazionale coach Jose Mourinho has admitted that he is likely to return to England at the end of his three-year contract with the Serie A champions.

The former Chelsea manager has made a fine start to his time in charge of the Nerazzurri, with Inter having thrashed Roma 4-0 on Sunday to remain top of the table after seven rounds of fixtures.

However, the Portuguese insists that he would like a second chance in England, although he is fully committed to the job in hand at the San Siro.

Mourinho told Sky Italia: "I am happy at Inter, I like tough challenges and, although I will one day return to the Premier League after the Nerazzurri, I want to stay here and respect my contract.

"After Inter I will return to England, but I want to win here first.

"I have a contract with Inter, but when that finishes I will definitely return to the Premier League, I like it a lot."

Mourinho spent just over three years in charge of Chelsea before leaving the club in September 2007.

He guided the Blues to two Premier League titles, as well as two League Cup successes and victory in the 2007 FA Cup.

Meanwhile, Juventus' chief operating officer, Jean Claude Blanc, has rejected renewed rumours that his club are preparing to part company with coach Claudio Ranieri.

Juve were beaten 2-1 by Napoli at the weekend and are down in 12th place in the Serie A table, having won just twice in seven league games so far this season.

However, Blanc told Sky Italia: "We gave a vote of confidence to our coach once, there is no need to discuss the matter again.

"Ranieri has the full faith of this club. We will carry on and try to improve.

"We know there is work to be done, but we must also analyse the injury situation.

"This is not an excuse, because we are Juventus and should win regardless of handicaps, but it is also true that we have paid a very heavy price for all these fitness problems."