<P> Mourinho also caused immediate ripples in Italian football through his controversial relationships with the Italian press and media, as well as his feuds with major Serie A coaches, including Carlo Ancelotti, then of Milan, Luciano Spalletti of Roma and Claudio Ranieri of Juventus . At a press conference in March 2009, he insulted the first two rivals by claiming they would end the season with no honours, and accused the Italian sport journalists of "intellectual prostitution" on their behalf . This rant promptly became very popular in Italy, especially regarding the "zero titles" quote used by Mourinho, and incorrectly pronounced by him as zeru tituli (in correct Italian it would have been zero titoli), which was later extensively referred to by football journalists in Italy . It also became the title's catchphrase used by fans to celebrate Inter's 17th Scudetto later that season . The catchphrase was even used by Nike to present the celebration shirts for Inter's Serie A title . After the Coppa Italia final in May, fans of Roma's cross-town rivals Lazio, the new Coppa Italia winners, wore shirts with Io campione, tu zero titoli ("I'm a champion, you have no honours") on it, quoting Mourinho's "zeru tituli" statement . </P> <P> On 16 May 2009, Inter mathematically won the Serie A title after runners - up Milan lost to Udinese . This loss left the Nerazzurri seven points above their crosstown rivals with only two games remaining . They would eventually finish ten points clear of Milan . </P> <P> On 28 July 2009, Mourinho was reported to have shown interest in taking over at Manchester United when Alex Ferguson retired . He was quoted as saying, "I would consider going to Manchester United but United have to consider if they want me to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson . If they do, then of course ." </P> <P> Adriano left Inter in April 2009, and the exit of the Brazilian striker was followed by the Argentine duo Julio Cruz and Hernán Crespo . Legendary Portuguese attacking midfielder and veteran Luís Figo retired . Figo was on the verge of leaving Inter under Mancini due to a lack of playing time but in his final season, Mourinho used him frequently . Mourinho signed Argentine striker Diego Milito, who fell just one goal short of winning the top scorer award with Genoa, as well as Thiago Motta and Wesley Sneijder, to bolster the midfield . Perhaps his most notable signing of the summer of his second season was a swap deal of Zlatan Ibrahimović in exchange for Barcelona's Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o and a reported £ 35 million . This transfer was the second most expensive in the history of the transfer market, after Cristiano Ronaldo moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid earlier in the summer . Eto'o got off to a promising start with Inter by scoring two goals in the first two matches of the season . </P>

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