He will not risk media and fan adoration to be the translator again

Not only does Mourinho have the love of the fans, but he also has the adoration of the media in England.

That is something he missed in Spain and indeed Italy despite his achievements there.

His relationship with the Spanish media as a whole is not great but the one with the Catalan media is at rock bottom – and he knows that would make his life very difficult indeed should he become Barcelona boss.