Mourinho is eager to reunite with Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic in Rome next season. The 33-year-old signed for €44 million in 2017 and confirmed leaving the club after five seasons at Old Trafford. His contract will expire at the end of the season, meaning he will be a free agent. According to Italian media, Mourinho's Roma is already negotiating a contract with the Serbs. Given the history of the two men's partnerships, the Serie A club would feel that the Portuguese manager was the main advantage in their negotiations.
In fact, the "special one" signed Nemanja Matic from Chelsea and then brought him to Manchester United, so this will be their third time together. Nemanja Matic will reunite with old Premier League friends such as Smalling, Tammy Abraham, Patricio and Mkhitaryan as another player who has left the Premier League in recent years for the Italian capital. But why has magic bird worked with so many good players, but he has such a preference for Nemanja Matic? Nemanja Matic is exactly the kind of player Jose Mourinho likes, especially in midfield. A tall, strong player in the middle of the pitch, with the ability to shoot the ball is difficult to break the ball, also reflects Mourinho's desire. He has a defensive sense and physical qualities and can take the ball from opponents, but also has the talent to carry the ball forward on counter-attacks.
Now, despite his 19 appearances in the Premier League this season, he has been unable to reach the same level in the world's toughest league. However, the former Benfica player still has a lot of energy to unleash and he can excel in Serie A in a familiar system. "Nemanja Matic is a Manchester United player and a Mourinho player," Mourinho said during the Serbian's appearance at Manchester United, "he represents everything we want in footballers – loyalty, soundness, ambition and team spirit." I would like to thank him for his desire to join us, because without this, he could not have been here. ”