Rome: AS Roma have announced the appointment of Jose Mourinho as their new head coach on Tuesday. The 58-year-old Portuguese will move to the Stadio Olympico ahead of the 2021-22 season penning a three-year deal taking over the charge from current coach Paulo Fonseca.
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The club are delighted to announce an agreement has been reached with Jose Mourinho for him to become our new head coach ahead of the 2021-22 season.
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“The club are delighted to announce an agreement has been reached with José Mourinho for him to become our new head coach ahead of the 2021-22 season,” The Italian club stated.
The news came after the Portuguese was sacked by Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur a few days ago. Meanwhile, this will be his second managerial stint in the Italian top-flight football after his successful couple of seasons with Inter Milan leading them to a treble back in 2010.
“After meetings with the ownership and Tiago Pinto, I immediately understood the full -extent of their ambitions for AS Roma,” said Jose. “It is the same ambition and drive that has always motivated me and together we want to build a winning project over the upcoming years.
“The incredible passion of the Roma fans convinced me to accept the job and I cannot wait to start next season”, he further added.
