Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has defended himself after admitting contact with Real Madrid.

He said: "My chances of remaining have stayed the same. The 0.01 per cent exists, but it is not an important figure for me, it means I am far closer to Inter than to Real.

"I am happy with the efforts the club is making to improve the squad and extend our positive spell. I repeat I am far closer to Inter than to Madrid.

"I am very satisfied here and if I were to say 51 per cent it wouldn't make a difference, but the fact remains Madrid is an interesting offer that makes me think things over. I could lie about that and be hypocritical, but that's not who I am and clearly it causes a problem for the Italian media."