"Mourinho is set to return to management after a brief stint out of the game and will play Newcastle in the Champions League this autumn, with Fabrizio Romano revealing in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that Benfica are close to re-appointing their former boss. But things could have been very different with Mourinho on Tyneside in the Premier League with his arch-rival Pep Guardiola once keen to link up with the Magpies, too."
"Mourinho and Guardiola ranked at no.12 and no.5 respectively in FourFourTwo's list of the greatest managers ever first met at Barcelona in the 1990s, when Sir Bobby Robson replaced Johan Cruyff, bringing the Portuguese as his interpreter to Camp Nou. In the documentary, Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager, Guardiola revealed that he wrote to Robson while a player at Barca, asking for a chance to join his mentor in the Premier League and fulfill a dream of playing in England."
Newcastle United made an offer to appoint Jose Mourinho at St. James' Park, but he rejected the proposal. Mourinho is set to return to management after a brief break and is expected to face Newcastle in the Champions League this autumn as Benfica move close to re-appointing him. Pep Guardiola was once also linked with Newcastle and shares a long-standing rivalry with Mourinho. Mourinho and Guardiola first met at Barcelona in the 1990s when Sir Bobby Robson replaced Johan Cruyff and brought Mourinho as his interpreter. Robson later offered Mourinho an assistant role at Newcastle, which Mourinho declined because of his ambition.
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