Special One: Jose Mourinho has allegedly joined Chelsea (Picture: Getty)

Real Madrid assistant manager Aitor Karanka has confirmed Jose Mourinho has agreed terms to return to Chelsea this summer.

Mourinho, who has already announced his departure from Madrid, was reported to have met with Chelsea this week to discuss a dramatic return to Stamford Bridge.

And now according to Karanka, Mourinho has signed on the dotted line and is keen to take his trusty assistant with him to London.

‘Mourinho has joined Chelsea,’ said Karanka.


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‘He offered me the chance to go with him but Real Madrid hasn’t told me I’ll be released.



’I’ve still got three years left on my contract and I’d have to pay them to leave.

Close: Mourinho wants Aitor Karanka (right) to join him at Chelsea (Picture: Getty)

‘If I do go though, I’ll join Mourinho at Chelsea – or maybe even become a manager at a top French club.’

The talk comes amid reports that Chelsea have given Mourinho lucrative terms on a three-year-deal, that will see him take home around £8.5million-per-season.

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It’s a package that makes the 50-year-old the best paid manager in the Premier League, and is aimed at guaranteeing he sticks around to build a new Chelsea squad.

Bayer Leverkusen winger Andre Schurrle will be his first transfer after a £20million deal was struck this week.