30/08/2026
🗣️ 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐨: "Malaga's coach said if they breathe on our players it's a foul, while they have to bleed to get a foul? That doesn't deserve a comment from me."
🗣️ "I really like Dean Huijsen.
He makes passes in build-up that only midfielders can make, he wins duels, he gives the team confidence that they're well-covered in defense, he has top quality.
He made a mistake early on, but then he was totally dominant.
My priority is defenders who defend well, after that, if you can be pretty, and pretty with the ball too, then perfect.
But he's defending well, and that's what's most important right now."
🚨🗣️ "Jude Bellingham sometimes defended like a 2nd left-back last season.
I told him I do NOT want to see that anymore, I made a deal with him."
🗣️ "Jude Bellingham is a LEADER.
He's very demanding of himself, and demanding of his teammates.
I really like that about him."
🗣️ "Jude Bellingham is IN THE BALLON D'OR RACE.
What he does as a midfielder is absolutely INCREDIBLE."
🚨🗣️ "A boy who is not very loved gave a GREAT performance today: EDUARDO CAMAVINGA.
I really loved his performance."
🗣️ "Am I focusing on the Bellingham-Vini-Mbappé trio to win titles? I've always said, the top players always want to play together, players who think as fast as them, who move as fast as them, who have the same elite quality.
Those players will ALWAYS be compatible.
I heard a lot of people say "Mou doesn't want that one" "Mou doesn't want all 3" "Mou thinks it's impossible to make it work with all 3"
Meanwhile, I always said I want the BEST players in my team.
There's great empathy and partnership between them, and I haven't noticed ANYTHING negative."
🗣️ "There will be moments where players will be frustrated over not playing, but it will be up to them to deal with that frustration.
That's the problem when you have a great squad filled with a lot of players who deserve to play."
🗣️ "Problems will come, losses will come, injuries will come, your critics were right, boos from our fans will come, bad times will come.
I know all of this will come.
It's at THAT moment that we need to be strong and survive and keep fighting and not let it destroy our season."
🗣️ "Yan Diomandé works very hard, he's humble, he wants to learn, he listens to me and to his teammates.
We are going little by little with him, and his time will come.
You guys will care about his price of 100M, or 120M, how much was it again? I don't remember (laughs)
He's very talented, but very young, very naive, he's not someone who will immediately come and take the league by storm.
Take it easy, calma."
🗣️ "Last year, when we played with Benfica against Real Madrid, I noticed Jude Bellingham was defending almost as another left-back.
We really took advantage of that, at Benfica.
So now, I don't want to see that anymore."
