Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has extended his contract until June 2016 after taking the team to victory in La Liga.

The 49-year-old, who joined Real in May 2010 on a four-year deal, said early in May he had no ambition to coach in new countries. But media reports had continued to speculate on his returning to England, with some linking him to a move back to his former side Chelsea.

“Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho have reached an agreement to extend the latter’s contract with the club until June 30, 2016,” the club said in a statement, yesterday.

The self-appointed “Special One” took Real Madrid to their 32nd league title last month, ending a run of three successive league crowns for bitter rivals Barcelona.

That made him only the fourth coach to have won four different league titles after taking the English, Italian and Portuguese crowns, along with Austria’s Ernst Happel, the late Croat Tomislav Ivic and Italian Giovanni Trapattoni.

During his first season at the club, critics said the Portuguese coach’s approach was too aggressive with his rivals and referees.

In one infamous incident, in August last year when Barca won the Super Cup against Real, a brawl broke out after Marcelo was red carded for a reckless challenge on Cesc Fabregas.

During the melee, Mourinho was seen poking his finger into the eye of Barca assistant coach Tito Vilanova – who has since been promoted to the top to replace the departing Pep Guardiola.