Benitez Hints Mourinho as Chelsea’s Next Manager.

Rafael Benitez.
Rafael Benitez.

Clearing all doubts, Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez has hinted that Jose Mourinho’s long- anticipated return to Stamford Bridge will be coming up this summer.

Jose Mourinho.
Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea captain John Terry has said that the other Blues players are still in regular contact with their former boss.

Ahead of Wednesday’s all- important Premier league clash against Tottenham Hotspur, Benitez reiterated that he would be living the club once his short- term contract expires at the end of the season, and playfully hinted that Mourinho  will replace him.

“The next year there will be another manager,” Benitez said. “I think everybody knows who will be here.”

When pressed on whether he was talking about Mourinho, Benitez simply replied: “I will concentrate on my job now.”

Terry told Tuesday Marca that Mourinho had never lost touch with his former Chelsea players during their six years apart.

“We keep in touch by text message, wishing each other luck,” Terry said. “He always looks out for our results and keeps interested in all that happens at the club. He also keeps in touch with Lampard and other players.

“It is important, and for me too, to show respect to Real Madrid because he has a contract there. For me personally it is difficult to go into this subject, but the fans have shown clearly that he a man that they love, above all of what they won, and for pushing the club in a direction it had never gone in before. He is still the Special One.”

When asked about Terry’s comments, Benitez only said: “My concern is if they (the players) are in contact with me. We talk everyday and we talk about what we have to do.”