Mourinho hits out at Real Madrid

ROME, Friday

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho hit out at his club for not backing him in the transfer market and leaving him short up front.

Despite boasting attacking resources including Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Gonzalo Higuain and Karim Benzema, Mourinho told Thursday's La Gazzetta dello Sport that he wanted more.

"As coaches we're always unsatisfied, we always want more and for that reason I'm with those who ask for new signings," he said.

"Even if each person does it in his own way, some more introverted, others more aggresive.

"At Madrid I wanted another striker, Higuain and Benzema are not enough."

But he admitted that buying players is never easy when in charge of a big team as selling clubs inflate their prices.

What he did get was German midfielders Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira, and he said he is happy with them.

"Transfer dealings are not easy with Real, if you move a finger a storm breaks out.

"These two are good players, young, and they were in the last year of their contracts.

"We paid 25 million euros (for the pair), that's a competitive price."

Despite the embarrassment of playing riches at his disposal, Mourinho's Real started the season with a 0-0 draw against Real Mallorca and immediately came in for some harsh criticism from the Madridista press.

But that's something he accepts as an occupational hazard.

"This is Madrid and you can't change it. If you can't live with this pressure it's best not to accept (the job).

"At this stage of my career it was the best time for such an experience.