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Mourinho: I need to be loved at my new club

Jose Mourinho outlined what he wants from his next employer amid increasing speculation surrounding his future. 

Mourinho has been out of a job since December after parting ways with Chelsea by mutual consent just seven months after winning the Premier League title - his third with the London-based club across two stints. 

The 53-year-old has been heavily tipped to take over at Manchester United next season to replace under-fire Louis van Gaal. 

"I can almost guarantee you that I'll be back working this summer," the Portuguese coach said at a sponsorship event in Lisbon on Friday. "I've good offers on the table.

"It’s a matter of thinking, to come to a good decision and finalising it. In the summer everyone will know what my next club will be.

"I'll take my ideas to where they are wanted. I need to feel comfortable and I like to be where I am truly wanted.

"I want to work in a club with responsibilities, I want to work in a club with a difficult league, where there are no easy targets. 

"Within these possibilities, there are not many options for me. Calmly, we will decide."