Jose Mourinho has confessed to the Italian press that he expects to soon leave Real Madrid.Il Giorno reporter Tony Damascelli spent time with Mourinho in Dubai last month.

He revealed to AS: "I spoke with Mourinho personally and alone in the last days of the year in Dubai, and he said it is a political issue. He cannot continue with Madrid. I asked him in what sense political.

"He said that it related to the environment and some of the fans, failing to be a part of the club, being one with the dressing room.

"Then I asked him if he liked Paris and he said verbatim: 'Maybe'."