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“I'm one of you.”
— To Chelsea fans, in his first interview after returning, 2013
“Now I am staying, there are no doubts. Even if some rumours emerge, I only want to remain at Roma.”
— Roma, after winning the Europa Conference League final, 2022
“This shirt is my skin.”
— Fenerbahçe, at his unveiling in Istanbul, 2024
“This is coming home. Emotionally, it's even better than the first time”
— Real Madrid, at his presentation for a second spell, 2026
“My promise is I will live for Benfica, live for my mission”
— Benfica, at his presentation 25 years after his first spell, 2025
“Our goalkeeper Trubin, who is two metres tall, went into the box and scored a fantastic goal, a historic goal”
— Benfica, after his goalkeeper's late header beat Real Madrid 4-2 in the Champions League, 2026
“From the moment I signed my contract, your dreams are now my dreams.”
— Fenerbahçe, speaking to fans at his unveiling, 2024
“It is one thing to win when everyone expects it, when you made the investments to win, but it's quite another to win when something feels immortal, that feels truly special.”
— Roma, after winning the first Europa Conference League final, 2022
“This was not work tonight, this was history. We had to write history. We wrote it.”
— Roma, on the night they won the first Europa Conference League final, 2022
“Because when you win, the family is always there around you. But when you don't win, it can be a different story. This club has always been – something I didn't realise, but now I do – a very special club, with very special people.”
— Roma, thanking the fans after a home draw with Venezia, 2022
“I am part of their history and they are part of my history. I helped them become a bigger Chelsea and they helped me to become a bigger Jose.”
— Benfica, at Stamford Bridge before facing Chelsea in the Champions League, 2025
“We played well in a difficult atmosphere and being in the quarter-finals is amazing for us. It's fantastic not only for the club and the players but also for the country.”
— FC Porto, after knocking Manchester United out of the Champions League at Old Trafford, 2004
“Normally, a coach is loved after victories. In this case I feel that I am loved before victories.”
— Fenerbahçe, speaking to the fans at his unveiling, 2024
“I don't have another way to thank them than by giving everything I have, which I have always, which I will do always. It's the only way to thank them for this reaction.”
— Chelsea, thanking the fans who sang his name during a difficult run, 2015
“I leave with the conviction that, more than just a moment, we have forged a lasting bond: my player for a day, my player for life.”
— Benfica, in his farewell message to the players, 2026
“Nobody speaking with fairness and sense can say we don't deserve this title. But the players deserve this more than anybody and I'm very happy for the fans.”
— Chelsea, after the win at Bolton that sealed the club's first league title in 50 years, 2005
“I'm not going to run away, disappear, cry, because I heard a few boos. I won't disappear from the tunnel running immediately, the next match I'll be first to go out.”
— Manchester United, defending his record after a Champions League exit, 2018
“This is a giant club without the trophy room in relation to the social dimension of the club. So, this is not a trophy, it's only the final but it means a lot for them.”
— Roma, after reaching the club's first European final in 31 years, 2022
“Today the stadium was full – not full of people, full of real support – and it looks like the love that people have for the club is bigger than bad results, bigger than three bad seasons.”
— Manchester United, praising the Old Trafford crowd after a League Cup win, 2016