“He spoke to him in fluent French, which was massive for him.
We didn’t realise Mourinho spoke fluent French, because he hasn’t been at a French club.
But the time of day that he took the call with Yan and the fact that he spoke fluently in French with him — about his ideas, the project, and how he would fit into the team — showed that he valued that conversation.
That was a massive point.
The key to convincing him.”
“He spoke to him in fluent French, which was massive for him. We didn’t realise Mourinho spoke fluent French, because he hasn’t been at a French club. But the time of day that he took the call with Yan and the fact that he spoke fluently in French with him — about his ideas, the project, and how he would fit into the team — showed that he valued that conversation. That was a massive point. The key to convincing him.”
