Real deal is in the offing for Mourinho

JOSE MOURINHO enjoyed the highlight of his stellar coaching career so far as he led Inter Milan to Champions League glory in Madrid – and now looks set to be based in the Spanish capital for the foreseeable future.

The Portuguese became only the third man to lead two different clubs to Europe's top club prize as Inter beat Bayern Munich 2-0 on Saturday night, having first won the trophy with Porto in 2004.

However, it looks set to be his last act as Inter coach after he admitted he would hold talks with Real Madrid about becoming their boss for next season.

Inter president Massimo Moratti said he planned to hold talks with Mourinho to try to persuade him to stay, although his departure for Real now looks highly probable as Mourinho confirmed he would now speak with Real president Florentino Perez.

Moratti, who watched Mourinho lead the club to a Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia treble, said: "We will speak soon. Mourinho returned with the team to Milan on Saturday night."

Diego Milito scored a goal in each half to secure Inter's first European Cup success for 45 years.