{"id":7501,"date":"2025-06-07T21:20:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T21:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/07\/jose-mourinho-claimed-that-the-arsenal-star-was-the-best-ever-and-that-he-nearly-signed-him-to-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T21:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T21:20:27","slug":"jose-mourinho-claimed-that-the-arsenal-star-was-the-best-ever-and-that-he-nearly-signed-him-to-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/07\/jose-mourinho-claimed-that-the-arsenal-star-was-the-best-ever-and-that-he-nearly-signed-him-to-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho claimed that the Arsenal star was the best ever and that he nearly signed him to Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/07\/jose-mourinho-claimed-that-the-arsenal-star-was-the-best-ever-and-that-he-nearly-signed-him-to-barcelona\/#Best_Signature_with_Jose_Mourinho_Photos\" >Best Signature with Jose Mourinho Photos<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/07\/jose-mourinho-claimed-that-the-arsenal-star-was-the-best-ever-and-that-he-nearly-signed-him-to-barcelona\/#9_of_the_best_Jose_Mourinho_quotes\" >9 of the best Jose Mourinho quotes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/07\/jose-mourinho-claimed-that-the-arsenal-star-was-the-best-ever-and-that-he-nearly-signed-him-to-barcelona\/#Mourinho_and_Robson_almost_signed_Henry_of_Barcelona\" >Mourinho and Robson almost signed Henry of Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Chelsea and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has admitted he is &#8220;inch&#8221; from signing a player who will become &#8220;the greatest of all time&#8221; at Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Mourinho is already considered one of the best bosses ever, earning great honors with great successes in FC Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Mann UTD and Rome.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jose Mourinho&#8217;s honor as manager<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>The year I won<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>FC Porto<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Champions League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2004<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>UEFA Cup<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Liga Portugal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2003, 2004<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Portuguese cup<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Portugal Super Cup<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Premier League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2005, 2006, 2015<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>FA Cup<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>League Cup<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2005, 2007, 2015<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Community Shield<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2005<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Inter Milan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Champions League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Serie a<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2009, 2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Italian Cup<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Italian Super Cup<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>real madrid<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>league<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2012<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Copa del Rey<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2011<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Spanish Super Cup<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2012<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Manchester United<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>League Cup<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2017<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Community Shield<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>As Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Europa Conference League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2022<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo even called Mourinho the best manager he&#8217;d ever worked in 2015. <em>&#8220;I put him on the top. I always say that. He&#8217;s a good coach, he&#8217;s done a lot of good things and won a lot of trophies for other clubs.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Over his career, the Portuguese tactician has entertained the world of football with some great quotes and touchline moments. He also hit gold on many players in the transfer market.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"jose-mourinho-rsquo-s-best-signings-in-pictures\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Signature_with_Jose_Mourinho_Photos\"><\/span>\n            <strong>Best Signature with Jose Mourinho Photos<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>From the defensive stars of Ashley Cole&#8217;s Chelsea and Petr Chek to the offensive icons of Samuel Etoo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, there were plenty of famous names that Mourinho has been persuading him to join him for many years.<\/p>\n<p>However, one near the mistake Mourinho had in the early days of his coaching career was with Arsenal icon Thierry Henry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"7d59-498e-b85b4caa97bb\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_of_the_best_Jose_Mourinho_quotes\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\t9 of the best Jose Mourinho quotes<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">For many years, there has been a way in words.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mourinho-and-robson-nearly-signed-henry-for-barcelona\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mourinho_and_Robson_almost_signed_Henry_of_Barcelona\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Mourinho and Robson almost signed Henry of Barcelona <\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now, the Arsenal record scorer was signed by Juventus in 1999 after eight memorable spells in North London.<\/p>\n<p>He won two Premier League titles at Highbury, lifted the FA Cup three times, and went down as one of the best players Top Flight has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>Juventus had the French for months for several months before selling him to gunners, so they signed him as Monaco.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mourinho was revealed in 2014, and in his time as the assistant manager of ISIS Bobby Robson, the Catalan giant had become &#8220;inch&#8221; from signing Henry from Monaco.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_17\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;When I was an assistant with Barcelona assistant (Bobby) Robson in 1996 (we tried to sign him). <\/em><em>He wasn&#8217;t on my radar since he had no chance of coming to my team after that. Can you imagine leaving Arsenal at that moment and coming to Chelsea? I don&#8217;t imagine that. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;He&#8217;s the kind of player you&#8217;ll need forever, especially in the Premier League more than anywhere else. He was OK with Barcelona and (France) national team, but the real Thierry Henry, the player we&#8217;ll miss forever, has made an incredible season and incredible history in the Premier League.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Henry faces Mourinho many times, but never worked under the Portuguese boss who called Henry &#8220;one of the greatest people of all time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chelsea and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has admitted he is &#8220;inch&#8221; from signing a player who will become &#8220;the greatest of all time&#8221; at Arsenal. Mourinho is already considered one of the best bosses ever, earning great honors with great successes in FC Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Mann UTD and Rome. 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