Teary-eyed Mourinho leaves Roma after sack

Teary-eyed Jose Mourinho otherwise known as the ‘Special One’ was seen leaving Roma on Tuesday following his sack by the club.

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Mourinho, who has been linked with a job in Saudi Arabia, left Roma after an emotional two-and-a-half years in which he won Europa Conference League in 2022, ending a 14-year trophy drought. The contract of the former Chelsea boss who is never short of suitors was due to expire in June and although he had repeatedly stated that he wanted to stay on, talks about an extension to his deal never materialised.

Rumours of his departure grew more persistent after Roma were knocked out of the Italian Cup by local rivals Lazio and Sunday’s dismal 3-1 defeat at AC Milan which left them ninth in Serie A, five points adrift of the Champions League positions.

The 60-year-old Portuguese was a shock appointment in 2021, Roma’s announcement of his arrival as the replacement to Paulo Fonseca coming almost completely out of the blue.

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There are strong indications especially among his die-hard fans that former midfielder who has managed 10 clubs including Benfica in the course of his coaching career would bounce back into coaching as soon as possible.  Recall that Mourinho encouraged Nigeria born England international to join Roma from Chelsea.