Jose Mourinho has hinted he will sign up for the Saudi Pro League as he prepares to leave Roma this summer.
Mourinho has enjoyed a run of success in the Italian capital, but his reign will end when his current contract expires at the end of the season. With the mythical boss entrusted to a free agent, his next destination is in the spotlight.
There have been indications that he could return to Real Madrid, with Carlo Ancelotti set to take over as Brazil coach next summer. But Mourinho has now asked the Italian to stay at the Bernabeu and revealed he will move to Saudi Arabia. instead.
“I’ll tell you the truth, I think I’ll go there one day. But when I say ‘one day’ I don’t mean tomorrow or the day after,” Mourinho told RAI1 when asked about managing in the Middle East state.
“Me at Real Madrid? When you have a wonderful coach, why think of another?Knowing Don Florentino, and I know him very well, he is a very intelligent man. If you read the press, your ideas are very transparent.
“As a Real Madrid fan, as a boy with white ribs and as an Ancelotian, I hope that the season goes wonderfully and that the next Carlo is still there, because I think he is the best coach at Real Madrid. “
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Despite winning the Europa Conference League in their first season, this crusade has been more difficult, with Roma seventh in Serie A. But Mourinho has defended his paintings since his arrival with fanfare in the summer of 2021.
“Our organization is very close-knit. Power is very smart. The others in the locker room are smart, we all have our flaws, but we’re a smart organization. Is Roma being criticized too much? Yes, we are. They criticize too much and are not protected enough,” he added.
“Roma are criticized too much and so is Mourinho. A small example: our journey to the Europa League final was very easy according to many critics. Look at what Red Bull Salzburg is doing in the Champions League, Real Sociedad in the Champions League and in the league.
“Feyenoord what they are doing in the Champions League, they are still fighting, Bayer Leverkusen look at what they are doing… I think the last match they lost was in Rome. If there was another coach, another club with another profile, the story would be completely different.
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“For me it’s not a problem from a personal point of view. But I think it’s a problem for Roma as a club, because they deserve much more. I think it’s also a problem for the fans, who also deserve much better. My relationship with the city is special.
“I feel professional preference and responsibility, a sense of pride, but there’s more to it than that. These other people make you cringe, they make you feel special. I love those other people. I have no problem saying that. Rome is very special to me.
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