JOSE MOURINHO allegedly held talks with Robbie Fowler’s former club BEFORE he was sacked by Roma.
The 60-year-old’s chaotic two-and-a-half year stint at the Stadio Olimpico came to an end a fortnight ago.
His contract at Roma was set to finish at the end of the season but they made the decision to terminate it early.
That resulted in him receiving a £3m payout after being axed – taking Mourinho’s career earnings from sackings to a mega £80m.
The Portuguese coach won the Europa Conference League in his first season with Roma but he struggled in Serie A.
They finished sixth in his two full seasons in charge and were way down in ninth when he left and was replaced by club legend Daniele De Rossi as the new manager.
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The Daily Mirror claim that Mourinho was always going to leave Roma this year and had already held talks regarding another job.
They state that he “had been in discussions to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Qadsiah” – the team Liverpool icon Fowler was axed by just four months into the season despite not losing a league game.
They are currently top of the Saudi First Division League, the tier below the money-mad Saudi Pro League, and now have ex-Sevilla man Michel in charge.
But this report alleges that “the Spaniard has only been keeping the seat warm for Mourinho” as the Special One had a “tacit agreement with the ambitious Saudi club that he would consider joining them providing they gained promotion to the Saudi Pro League” this term.
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Mourinho’s sacking has led to approaches “from other interested parties” as Al-Qadsiah are not keen on making any changes that could disrupt their promotion charge.
The report states that “Napoli are considering replacing under pressure Walter Mazzarri” with the ex-Chelsea and Manchester United manager while fellow Saudi side Al-Shabab were rebuffed by Mourinho.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
