{"id":108335,"date":"2023-10-09T12:17:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T12:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/09\/mourinho-pondering-saudi-move\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T12:17:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T12:17:04","slug":"mourinho-pondering-saudi-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/09\/mourinho-pondering-saudi-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourinho Pondering Saudi Move &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Jos\u00e9 Mourinho<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Roma coach Jos\u00e9 Mourinho said he fully expects to work in Saudi Arabia one day after his compatriot, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, led the way by joining Al Nassr, with a stream of players subsequently signing for Saudi Pro League teams.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho seemed confident about moving to Saudi Arabia during an interview with MBC Egypt TV channel, owned by Saudi MBC Group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will go to Saudi Arabia in some free time, but I am convinced that I will work there. I don\u2019t know when, but I am pretty sure of it,\u201d said Mourinho, who is under pressure after a disappointing start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one knows the future, but I will definitely do this [working in Saudi Arabia].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho, 60, said recently that he had rejected a huge offer from Saudi Arabia in order to stay in Roma for a third season after leading the team to win the UEFA Conference League and reach the UEFA Europa League final.<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Mourinho was appointed as head coach of Roma in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p>But last July he also joined the board of directors of Mahd Academy, which works on talent discovery in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoors are always open for me in Saudi Arabia. I want to feel the development there,\u201d Mourinho said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCristiano was the first to go there and give a different perspective immediately. The players thought at first that it was a one-man show but they realised in the summer that everything was really changing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany players, not just at the last period of their careers, but also some players at the best years of their careers, are coming because the competition is real, not just at domestic League, but also the AFC Champions League is very interesting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho has led teams to domestic league titles in Spain, England and Italy as well as to two Champions League titles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jos\u00e9 Mourinho \u00a0 Roma coach Jos\u00e9 Mourinho said he fully expects to work in Saudi Arabia one day after his compatriot, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, led the way by joining Al Nassr, with a stream of players subsequently signing for Saudi Pro League teams. 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