Mourinho wants Celtic
The Chelsea boss has won titles in England, Italy, Portugal and Spain but knows that few clubs have the magic of Celtic.
With the second biggest ground in Britain Celtic are ideally placed to add to the ‘Premiership brand’ a unique combination of history, passion and drama, even though bookmakers like BitBet.com would have them as massive outsiders if they were to enter the league.
Stars such as Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Clarence Seedorf have gone on record with their admiration of all things Celtic with the Chelsea boss in no doubt that the hoops would bring a new dimension to the Premiership.
“Ive thought a few times over the years about Celtic moving down to England,” he told The Sun.
“When I have been in England I have asked my colleagues why Celtic are not playing in the Premier League. They are a big club, with a big support and a famous history.
“They had a strong run last season in the Champions League, but they will always be limited because competition does not seem to be there for them up in Scotland.
“It wouldn’t be easy to make it happen, the problem would be an agreement with teams who would not want to drop out of the leagues down here.
“Even if they started at the very bottom, I don’t know if it could work but it would be a great match home or away.”
Celtic have been looking at ways to play in a more competitive, and commercially attractive, set up for a number of years with most fans happy to trade off guaranteed European football for a weekly set up involving more competitive matches against other clubs capable of making an impact in the Champions League.