Former Chelsea [ Images ] manager Jose Mourinho aims to return to the English Premier League when his stint in charge of La Liga [ Images ] club Real Madrid [ Images ] ends, the Portuguese coach said on Monday.

"I'm very, very happy to be in Real Madrid," Mourinho told BBC Radio Four's Today programme.

"I didn't want to miss a chance to work here but my passion is England [ Images ] and my next step will be to go back and, if possible, go and stay for a long time," said Mourinho, whose four-year contract with Real runs to the end of the 2013-14 season.

"Get me a good club in a couple of years," the 48-year-old added with a laugh.

Mourinho's three-year spell at Chelsea ended in 2007 and he went on to lead Italian side Inter Milan [ Images ] to the Champions League [ Images ] title in 2010, his second success in Europe's elite club competition following a 2004 triumph with Porto.

He is seen by the media as a possible successor to Manchester United [ Images ] manager Alex Ferguson [ Images ], who has a rolling one-year contract with the English champions.