I think Levy wanted him back in 2007, when he first left Chelsea. He didn't get him then - settled for Ramos. But he's evidently not wavered in his desire to get him since.
That makes this more likely than not, especially given the timing of the sacking (late into the international break) and full blast media coverage - I think it's fair to say that both the club and the manager are briefing the press on this, for whatever reason.
I don't know what to make of him, and I'm too grief-stricken over Poch to care. I will say that half his players hate him, and the other half have publicly stated that they would run through brick walls or (alternately) die for him.
It's just his way. As for his personality, the playing style, and everything else, I care little. We had the best we could get with Poch - a good, big-hearted man, who cared, and who played brave football, bravely.
We threw it away. We threw away a man who could have built a dynasty here, filled with romanticism and the passion of belief - of overcoming our human failures to succeed in the most beautiful of ways.
We threw away our ideal, for a temporary fling with a man known for being successful, which we as a club are not. And we have apparently decided, as a club, that success is more important than anything else.
Fine. That's what I'll judge Mourinho on. Now, all that matters is how successful Jose Mourinho will be.
If it really is Mourinho (and it looks like it is), I'll back him. If he fails to deliver, sack him and get the next bloke in.
That's how we as a club have decided to act. Like a proper Big Club (tm). The romance is gone, but that's football - now, winning is all that matters, apparently.
So if our backing helps him win, I'll back him.