Jose Mourinho claimed to be happy for his former Chelsea colleague Andriy Shevchenko as the Ukraine forward arrived in Italy to complete his return to AC Milan.
Mourinho, now the manager of Inter Milan, was in charge at Stamford Bridge when Shevchenko arrived from the Rossoneri in 2006, and saw first hand the problems the €38m signing had in settling in to life in London.
After scoring just nine league goals in two seasons in England, Shevchenko agreed his return to Serie A on Saturday pending a medical.
'The important thing is for him to be happy, and I'm happy for him,' Mourinho told Gazzetta dello Sport.
'At Chelsea he certainly wasn't happy during two seasons and with three different coaches in charge.
'Someone like him, who returns home, does so with a lot of motivation.
'I can't say I wish great things for him because Milan is a rival, but let's say I hope he becomes champion of the UEFA Cup.'
