Mourinho is not leaving, and is expected to defect to Roma's sworn enemy, aiming for the Serie A title
A few days ago, the sudden news dominated all football headlines, the Friedkin Group sacked Jose Mourinho, who led the team to two consecutive defeats, and the Portuguese coach left the Eternal City with a record of 68 wins in 138 games, a UEFA Europa League title, a Europa League runners-up and a €8 million liquidated damages. Roma have spent only €9.3 million in the transfer market this season, and during his tenure, the team has made a profit of 130 million euros in the transfer market, which is a miracle in Serie A, which is not in a good environment.
Jose Mourinho has signaled a contract extension on more than one occasion, turning down an offer from a Saudi consortium for a £26 million annual salary, but Friedkin doesn't seem to be impressed. After spending the devil's schedule, Roma have 12 teams below the Red Wolves in the next 18 league rounds, and just when the team was about to rebound, he personally called Mourinho to step down and replaced him with "second-generation" De Rossi. Rather than affection and loyalty, the United States values profit more than profit, and Mourinho's repeated actions of leading players against the Italian Football Federation made him a thorn in Friedkin's side, and the result of the two sides parting ways came about.
Where is Mourinho's next stop? The British media first broke the news about Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Paris Saint-Germain and several other possible next homes, and then they were linked with the Saudi tycoon Riyadh youth, and it was once rumored. Recently, Fabrizio Romano, known as a transfer expert, denied the news, and he also said that Mourinho has no intention of negotiating and will not rush to decide on his next home. However, according to Castelles, Mourinho's first choice for the next home is still in Italy, he is the mouthpiece of Mourinho's agent Mendes, and has a very delicate relationship with the two.
According to The Times, Mourinho did not leave Italy after class, but went to the southern city of Napoli to meet with club owner De Laurentiis, intending to stay in Serie A to coach. It was even revealed by the media that Mourinho wanted to replace Mazzari as soon as possible in order to catch up with the Champions League showdown with Barcelona. The current manager, Mazzari, has a mediocre record after taking over Napoli and is unable to control the team's dressing room, and his departure is almost a certainty. However, due to the Italian Football Federation's rules, a coach cannot manage two clubs in the same season, and even if he becomes Napoli manager, he will have to wait until the end of the season at the earliest.
When it comes to Napoli, Mourinho seems to have a special affection for the place. Last season, when he was a guest at Roma, he visited Maradona's fresco, and the match between the two teams was known as the "Sunshine Derby", and Napoli is also Roma's sworn enemy after Lazio, so you can imagine how much pressure he put on to mourn. Not only that, Mourinho did not shy away from interacting with Napoli players, and repeatedly interacted with Osimhen and Kravackhlia after the game, which could not help but evoke reverie. On the other hand, Napoli has far more capital than Roma, and there are many popular stars and potential new stars in the team, which can better support Mourinho's team building ideas. De Laurentiis himself not only loves referees, but also pays great attention to the commercial value of the team, and seems to be a perfect match with Mourinho.
As last season's Serie A champions, Napoli have the potential to compete for the title, and if Mourinho comes to join him, winning the Serie A title will be his first goal.
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