JOSE MOURINHO 'IS THE NEW CHELSEA BOSS'

MY spies at Stamford Bridge tell me that Jose Mourinho will return to manage Chelsea in the summer.

Apparently the deal is '95 per cent' done - and both Roman and Jose 'are both looking forward to working together again'.

The move was engineered by Roman after he became perturbed by the fans' seeming disilusionment with him following his appointment of Benitez as interim coach.

Roman likes to be loved and to have the No 1 place in the fans' hearts - which explains why he sacked Jose in the first place. He felt that Mourinho had the monopoly on their affections.

Now he has decided to bring Jose back to recapture the love of the Chelsea fans.

Jose will be handed full control of all playing matters and will have the final say on transfers in and out - the latter luxury which none of his successors enjoyed.

I am told he has 'been given the brief to rebuild the team and breathe new life into it' and he will be given time to do so.

It is an exciting development and one I am sure most Chelsea fans will welcome.

Good luck, Jose - it's good to have you back in England where you belong.