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‘Furstrated’ Jose Mourinho wants a third spell as Chelsea manager
Jose Mourinho is unhappy at Roma and wants to return to the Premier League – with a third spell as Chelsea head coach his main priority, according to reports. Mourinho, who is currently in charge of Serie A club Roma, is one of the most successful managers in world football. He has won major titles […]
Mourinho admits he ‘feels sorry’ for Chris Smalling over World Cup snub
Jose Mourinho says Chris Smalling should be included in England’s squad for the World Cup and admits he ‘feels sorry’ for the Roma defender for being overlooked by Gareth Southgate. Smalling has not played for England since 2017 and has failed to make Southgate’s last squad for the last two major tournaments. Southgate is likely […]
Mourinho claims Roma ‘didn’t play well’ despite 5-1 win over CSKA
Jose Mourinho was critical of his team after they smashed CSKA Sofia 5-1 in the Europa Conference League and claimed Roma ‘didn’t play well’. Roma came from behind to crush 10-man CSKA and made a superb start to their Europa Conference League campaign, although Mourinho was ‘not satisfied with the performance’. The Bulgarians took a […]
Chelsea finally agree £34m deal with Roma to sell Tammy Abraham
Chelsea have reportedly agreed a £34million deal to sell Tammy Abraham to Roma ahead of Romelu Lukaku’s arrival at the club. Arsenal, West Ham and Atalanta have all been linked with moves for the England international but Jose Mourinho’s Roma are now close to securing his signature, according to Sky Italia. Abraham has been at […]
Mourinho banishes eight Roma players from training on first day of pre-season
Jose Mourinho has wasted no time in getting down to work at Roma by banishing eight players from training on the first day of pre-season. The Portuguese manager was named Roma boss before the end of last campaign after his exit from Spurs shortly before the London side’s Carabao Cup final defeat to Man City. Roma finished seventh last season […]
Granit Xhaka takes swipe at Arsenal team-mates ahead of Roma transfer
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has taken a swipe at his team-mates as the player closes in on a transfer move to Roma. The 28-year-old is a major target for Jose Mourinho, who returned to the Italian Serie A after being sacked by Tottenham in April. Arsenal are open to letting Xhaka leave after five years at the […]
Mourinho breaks his silence after signing 3-year Roma deal following Tottenham exit
Jose Mourinho has confirmed his next destination in the game after signing a three-year deal to become Roma’s next manager. Dismissed by Tottenham 15 days ago after a poor run of results that saw the club tumble down the league standings, the Italian team confirmed on Tuesday that Mourinho will replace Paulo Fonseca from the start of next […]
Pedro tells Chelsea he doesn’t want to play for club again
Pedro is set to sit out the rest of Chelsea’s campaign after the forward agreed terms with Italian side Roma on a two-year deal, according to reports. The Spaniard is a free agent at the end of this month, but was expected to sign a short-term deal that would see him finish the remainder of […]
De Rossi names two Man Utd players who were to ‘blame’ for him not joining club
Former Roma player Daniele De Rossi concedes he is a long-time admirer of Manchester United, but the club’s stellar midfield prevented a move. De Rossi finally retired earlier this year aged 36 after a short spell in Argentina with Boca Juniors. He had previously spent almost two decades in Italy at Roma, playing more than […]
Mkhitaryan opens up about unhappiness at Arsenal before Roma transfer
Henrikh Mkhitaryan says he had to leave the Emirates to “get pleasure playing football again”, as he signed for Roma on loan this summer. He joined Arsenal from Manchester United in 2018, and scored just eight goals in 39 league matches during his time in London. The winger, who scored two goals in his country’s […]