ADVERTISEMENT
Muntari recounts how one phone call from Mourinho made him join Inter Milan
Ghanaian midfielder has recalled he decided to join Inter Milan after receiving a phone call from Jose Mourinho asking him to see him in Milano.
Sulley Muntari and Jose Mourinho
Recommended articles
The ex-Black Stars midfield enforcer was key to the scheme of things of Harry Redknapp who was the coach of the English side, so he wanted to hold on to the 36-year-old.
"I don't want to sell him. He is one of my best players and is a terrific young talent" Harry Redknapp told Sky Sports News when interests from Inter Milan popped up in the press.
However, Sulley Muntari decided to switch camp from Portsmouth to Inter Milan following a phone call from ‘The Special One’.
ADVERTISEMENT
Muntari has opened up on Jose Mourinho’s brief phone conversation that made him settle on Inter Milan.
“I had returned from training and I was home and he called my phone and said it’s me Mourinho and he said, how are you? And I said good,” Sulley Muntari said on McBrown's Kitchen.
Muntari recalls Mourinho asking, “do you want to play for me and I said yes sir and he said okay, I will see you in Milano.”
“We just parked our bags right away and we just flew to Milan and then I signed, that was it,” Muntari added.
ADVERTISEMENT
The former Udinese midfielder would win a historic treble with the Narazzurri with the Portuguese tactician as coach- Italian Cup, Serie A and the UEFA Champions League.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh
Recommended articles
The Intersection of Enthusiasm: United Kingdom's local motorsports and Ghana's rising stars
Video: Watch Fatawu Issahaku’s hat trick in Leicester City’s win against Southampton
RTU suspends coach Abdulai Mumin over match-fixing allegations
Hearts of Oak are better off playing with an empty post than using Richard Attah – Taylor
Sorry for causing you a lot of pain – Dr. Prosper Ogum apologizes to Kotoko fans
Govt hasn't paid us – African Games gold medalist Winnifred Ntumi 'cries' out
Dumsor is part of the reasons why we lost against Legon Cities – Hearts of Oak coach
Black Stars midfielder Daniel Kofi Kyereh to miss rest of season due to injury
