A league without Mourinho and Guardiola

Would they be doing this in England next season? In politics, there are no permanent friends but permanent interests. This also applies in football. Going back to when Jose Mourinho was an assistant at FC &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/barcelona/&quot; title=&quot;Barcelona&quot; class=&quot;sk-intext-link&quot; &gt;Barcelona while Pep Guardiola was a player, they had a good relationship. Fast forward to the present day, Pep is the head coach of Barcelona while Jose is in charge at Real Madrid, the situation has seen “&lt;em&gt;once upon a time” friends or members of the same boat turn their backs against each other several times in the media when the &lt;em&gt;clasicos come up. &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;A possible reality that may dawn on the Primera Liga in Spain this summer is that both outstanding managers may be plying their trade in other countries, with the speculations surrounding their futures. &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jose Mourinho (Real Madrid) &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;The loquacious Portuguese who is in the second year of his four-year contract at Real Madrid may be considering quitting the White House in Spain. Why is he quitting when his team is performing very well and are on their way to their 32nd &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sportskeeda.com/tournament/la-liga/&quot; title=&quot;La Liga&quot; class=&quot;sk-intext-link&quot; &gt;La Liga title – the first in four years? We know how many battles he has fought since making the Spanish capital his home; battle for autonomy in all football related matters at the club, battle to break Barcelona hegemony and return the club back to its glory days, lastly his love-lost affair with the Spanish media. &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;It’s clear he is totally not comfortable in Spain where the experience hasn’t been as enjoyable as he expected. Although he has been granted greater autonomy than any Real Madrid coach before him, he delivered the &lt;em&gt;Copa del Rey last season and he his on the way to a La Liga crown this term, but then, there is a certain BARCELONA and his perception of being treated badly by the media in Spain. &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Recently, the Special One was spotted house-hunting London, an exercise which has increased the speculation about his return to the Premier League – a desire he has never hidden publicly. Jose loves the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sportskeeda.com/tournament/epl/&quot; title=&quot;EPL&quot; class=&quot;sk-intext-link&quot; &gt;EPL and has a relationship with the press that doesn’t come close to his experiences in Italy and Spain. &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Potentially there could be two new vacancies in the Premiership come this summer. Harry Redknapp is favorite for the England job which leaves Tottenham without a manager, Andre Villas-Boas has also being shown the exit door at Mourinho’s former club, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/chelsea/&quot; title=&quot;Chelsea&quot; class=&quot;sk-intext-link&quot; &gt;Chelsea. Mourinho’s relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has greatly improved since they parted ways in 2007 and he would be given the financial backing to rebuild the “aging” squad. Tottenham would not be able to compete with Chelsea financially and even Chelsea would be a financial come down after being at Madrid where money is never an issue. Tottenham offer an enthusiastic prospect but not much more, working with players like Luka Modric and Gareth Bale is an attraction and if Mourinho was to go there, both of those players would surely stay at White Hart Lane. &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Mourinho leaving Madrid is a question of when and not if as he would be leaving as an accomplished man who returned the glory days back to the Santiago Bernabeu as well as ending Barcelona’s hegemony. &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pep Guardiola (FC Barcelona) &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Everything that has a beginning must surely have an end. Since he took over Barca’s first team in 2008, Guardiola has been working on a 12-months rolling contract which he has renewed in the last two years but it appears he is weighing other options this time around. &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Pep has transformed Barcelona into world beaters, an envy for many rivals and an epitome of what many desire. It’s difficult to comprehend why he is stalling on a new contract or a reason why he wants to leave; maybe a new challenge is what he is relishing as he has conquered not only Spain and Europe but the entire world with Barcelona. &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Pep is a through-in-through Cule breed; he hasn’t been disrespected by the Spanish media so his reasons may be personal. A quiet air of discontent has been circulating around since current president Senor Sandro Rossell’s discrediting remark about Joan Laporta’s administration which was met by an opposite opinion. Pep is seen as supporting the previous regime – that can be understood since Laporta was the man who gave Guardiola the opportunity to manage the team. Guardiola’s stand on the situation has been perceived as supporting an enemy, an act which has resulted in a bit of bad blood but his success and popularity with the players and supporters at the club has made it quite difficult for the executives to turn their backs against him. With the La Liga title heading to the capital this season, his team’s dominance may be coming to end and it provides him an opportunity to part ways with his employers. &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/inter-milan/&quot; title=&quot;Inter Milan&quot; class=&quot;sk-intext-link&quot; &gt;Inter Milan and Chelsea are monitoring his contractual situation at the Camp Nou closely. If Pep decides to leave, it will be his second exit from his beloved club. &lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Whenever Jose or Pep decides to leave Spain for other challengers, their departure will be a colossal loss for their respective clubs and the league as they are about the best managers in the game presently. Losing both in one summer is unimaginable.

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