Mourinho had seemingly picked a safe option : a club guaranteed to finish in the top two of Serie A with little effort .
Mourinho had been in tangible negotiations with England and Barcelona in the eight months previous to arriving in Milan .
Mourinho , who had been in tangible negotiations with England and Barcelona in the eight months previous to arriving in Milan , had seemingly picked a safe option : a club guaranteed to finish in the top two of Serie A with little effort .