Former Tottenham Hotspur Manager, Jose Mourinho has been appointed as the new manager of Italian Seria A giants, AS Roma.
The Former Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid manager, who has only been out of work for less than a month will replace Paulo Fonseca whose departure was announced by Roma earlier on Tuesday.
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Mourinho spent two successful seasons in Italy from 2008-2010 when he won the league twice with Inter Milan along with the Champions League and Coppa Italia.
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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.
#ASRoma pic.twitter.com/f5YGGIVFJp— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) May 4, 2021
Roma are in a battle to qualify for Europe next season as they are seventh in Serie A, nine points behind city rivals Lazio in sixth and two points ahead of eighth-placed Sassuolo, with four games of the season remaining.
