'The treble is mine!' - Jose Mourinho aims playful dig at Inter ahead of Champions League final but backs former club to overcome Paris Saint-Germain in Munich

The Italian outfit are back in the hunt for European football’s grandest prize, having last got their hands on that trophy in 2010. Enigmatic Portuguese coach Mourinho was calling the shots at San Siro back then.

He completed a clean sweep of major honours in that campaign, with Inter having hoped to repeat those heroics in 2024-25. They were, however, to suffer a Coppa Italia semi-final defeat to arch-rivals AC Milan, while Scott McTominay inspired Napoli to Serie A title glory.

Inter can still finish their season with a flourish, as they prepare to face PSG in Munich, but Mourinho - who spent two memorable years with the Nerazzurri - is pleased to see that his place in the history books remains untouched.

He has told Sky Sports: “I’m going to be very naughty, but very honest. I was worried they could win the treble, because I didn’t want them to win the treble, the treble is mine!

“But now they lost the championship and the Italian cup, I would love them to win the Champions League, but of course Luis Enrique’s doing an amazing job in Paris. He transformed the team, they lost let’s say the number one player [Kylian Mbappe], but they rebuilt it in a fantastic way, so if Luis wins, I’m also happy for him.”

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Mourinho will be an interested observer when Inter and PSG lock horns at the Allianz Arena on Saturday. His former club are looking to lift the European Cup for a fourth time, while French giants are attempting to make history by savouring a first triumph.