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Jose Mourinho is lining up a shock move to take Steve Kean with him if he returns to Chelsea.

Boss Mourinho, 50, is set to leave Real Madrid this summer after their Champions League exit.

The 'Special One' has already started planning for a tantalising second spell at Stamford Bridge.

And MirrorSport understands Mourinho is interested in bringing in ex-Blackburn boss Kean to boost his coaching set-up.

Mourinho has his own loyal backroom staff but likes to have an assistant manager from the country he is working in.

He previously had Steve Clarke under him at the Blues but the Scot is now content as West Brom manager.

Kean, 45, is available after quitting relegated Rovers last September saying he was "forced to resign" despite the Championship club being third.

He was deeply unpopular at Ewood Park after controversially taking over from Sam Allardyce in December 2010.

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Kean's reign was dogged by protests and he presided over relegation from the top-flight last term.

But he remains in demand as a coach and MirrorSport understands he recently turned down a two-year deal at Panathinaikos.

The Greek club wanted Kean last month but he was put off by their financial turmoil and the cash-strapped country's problems.

As a player Kean enjoyed a spell with Coimbra in Portugal, and he speaks fluent Portuguese. Now he could be given an unlikely route back into Premier League football by Mourinho.

Kean was previously approached by Chelsea in June 2008 to join Luiz Felipe Scolari's coaching staff but stayed as Coventry assistant.

Meanwhile, Mourinho is also planning to bring former Blues midfielder Nemanja Matic back to Stamford Bridge.

Serbian Matic signed for Chelsea from Kovice for £1.5million on a four-year contract in August 2009 but made just three sub appearances.

Part-exchanged in the David Luiz deal, Matic,24, has gone on to become a real lynchpin of Benfica's midfield. Matic will face his old club in the Europa League final next Wednesday.

I'm Mourinho does return to the Premier League, no doubt we will be treated to a whole new raft of sparkling quotes from the silver-tongued Special One. Here's a selection of his most memorable musings.