Jose Mourinho doubts that he will live long enough to witness a definitive judgment and resulting sanctions delivered to Manchester City regarding their alleged financial breaches.
The Portuguese manager, who was in charge of cross-town rivals Manchester United throughout part of the timeline under investigation, shared his candid views in a discussion with the Italian publication Corriere dello Sport.
Taking a humorous approach to the situation, Mourinho suggested that any resolution will be bogged down by protracted legal maneuvers. He noted that at his current age in his sixties, the drawn-out cycle of initial rulings followed by prolonged appeals means he could easily be eighty years old—or simply no longer around—by the time the matter is fully settled.
Reflecting on his expansive coaching career, Mourinho added that being surrounded by football controversies is nothing new to him, recalling his past exposure to high-profile scandals during his tenures in Spain and Turkey.