This Special rebrand could see football's biggest narcissist making a play for Three Lions job

THOSE who have frequent dealings with Jose Mourinho like to tell others that his ego is not really the size they might imagine.

- ANDY DUNN

No. It is way bigger than that.

At a dinner some time ago, Mourinho was sitting next to a friend of mine and after speaking about how he was faring in his latest gig, finally said to my pal: “Right, that's enough from me, what about YOU? How about you? What do YOU think about me.”

Make no mistake, considering he never played the game at an elite level, few in football can have had comparable self-esteem and self-belief.

Mourinho’s latest job is with Benfica and he will bring the Portuguese team to Stamford Bridge for a Champions League fixture in just over a week's time.

During his second spell with Chelsea, I visited Mourinho in his office at the club’s training facilities in Cobham.

On a large TV screen on one wall, a video of Mourinho’s finest moments played on a loop. Books were scattered around the room, written in a variety of languages but with one common theme... Jose.