Inter Milan President Massimo Moratti has reportedly met with Jose Mourinho and set the coach free to move to Real Madrid, but the Spanish club will have to pay a steep price. The Gazzetta dello Sport reported Tuesday that Moratti is prepared to let Madrid have Mourinho, right back Maicon and midfielder Ricardo Quaresma for a total of $43 million. Mourinho has two more years remaining on his contract with Inter but apparently has an escape clause that would pay Inter $20 million – which the coach will likely charge to Madrid. Reports in Spain indicate Mourinho - who guided Inter to the Champions League title Saturday - is set to sign a four-year contract with Madrid worth $12 million per season. Japan coach under fire Japan coach Takeshi Okada came under fresh fire Tuesday for asking his boss if he should quit after a shock 2-0 defeat to Asian rivals South Korea in a pre-World Cup friendly. Japan Football Association President Motoaki Inukai immediately told Okada to stay on for the tournament in South Africa, but Japanese media lashed out at the coach's action as irresponsible. “We worry about the coach's mental condition,” the Daily Sports commented Tuesday, the morning after the one-sided loss made Okada's target of a World Cup semifinal spot sound even more unrealistic. “He acted in a way which might have left his whole team feeling he is irresponsible,” it said. The Sports Nippon said: “Okada's Japan are pushed to the verge of collapse. “Can players follow a manager who tries to give up his command in the phase of a final tune-up?” South Korea skipper and Manchester United winger Park Ji-Sung scored early and AS Monaco striker Park Chu-Young added a penalty in second-half stoppage time to beat Japan for the second time in three months. The Blue Samurai's reputed midfield, led by former Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura and CSKA Moscow rookie Keisuke Honda, did not function under South Korea's intense pressure.They rarely penetrated the Korean box before a sellout crowd of 58,000 in Saitama.
