Chelsea fans received some good news before the 2015-16 season has even begun, as the club announced on Friday that manager Jose Mourinho has signed a new four-year contract that should keep him at the club until 2019.

The Blues announced the news via their official website, with Mourinho expressing his delight at signing a new deal:

If the club is happy, I am happy. I think this is a normal thing for me to sign a new contract. It is important we have this continuity and I hope we can enjoy more success in the future – for the fans, the players and the club.

I said when I returned here two years ago that I have a special feeling for this club and nothing changed. It is the club closest to my heart and I am very happy to know I will be staying here for a long time.

Mourinho has been the face of the new Chelsea under the ownership of Roman Abramovich, guiding the Blues to three Premier League titles in two spells with the club. During his first reign, from 2004 until 2007, he firmly established the club as one of the heavyweights in England.

He moved to Inter Milan, where he won the treble in 2009-10, and had an inconsistent spell with Real Madrid before returning to Stamford Bridge in 2013. A year later, the Blues won both the Premier League title and the Capital One Cup.

Mourinho is widely considered to be among the finest tacticians in the world, although fans of rival clubs often mock the Special One for his defensive mindset. It’s becoming impossible to count the amount of bus-related puns we’ve seen over the years, and Full Time Devils just can’t get enough of them:

It’s hard to argue with his incredible success rate, however, and a contract extension always seemed likely. TalkSPORT’s Sam Matterface is convinced Mourinho will stay in the Premier League for the foreseeable future, unlike one of his colleagues:

Mourinho is a showman and an entertainer, and the Premier League is a better league with the Portuguese manager around. His feud with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, per the Daily Mail‘s Neil Ashton, is one of many reasons why neutral fans either love or hate Mourinho, and we can expect to see plenty of headlines involving the Special One throughout the upcoming season.

His next challenge will be to find success in Europe with the Blues. While he’s won the UEFA Champions League with FC Porto and Inter Milan, he’s yet to raise any trophy in Europe with Chelsea, and given the club’s ambition, a strong run in Europe should be the top priority in 2015-16 and beyond.

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