The former Chelsea and Porto coach's personal advisor Eladio Parames had claimed Mourinho and his agent had flown to Italy to hold discussions with Inter president Massimo Moratti.

But, in a statement released to Portuguese news agency LUSA on Saturday, Mourinho categorically denied the trip.

He said: "I clearly state that it is not true that I went to Milan, nor that I met Moratti who I don't personally know.

"It is false that I am on the point of signing for Inter."

Inter have not commented on the situation, but a spokesperson revealed Moratti was not even in Milan at the time of the reported meeting with Mourinho.