Mourinho rejects Saudi move, weighs European offers – source\u060c<\/p>\n
Julien Laurens, correspondentJanuary 23, 2024, 7:25 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n Jos\u00e9 Mourinho has rejected an offer from Saudi Pro League club Al Shabab to become their new manager, a source has told ESPN.<\/p>\n Domenico Tite, the club's sporting director, spoke to Jorge Mendes, Mourinho's agent, following the Portuguese's dismissal by AS Roma last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n The 2010 treble with Inter Milan has repeatedly spoken of his desire to soon lead Saudi Arabia. But for now, he has decided not to join the SPL.<\/p>\n Mourinho, who turns 61 on Friday, is attracting interest from European clubs but the source said he was taking his time to decide what to do.<\/p>\n He cannot manage another Italian club this season because it is against the rules to manage two Serie A teams in the same campaign. Potential interest from Napoli, for example, will therefore have to wait until next season.<\/p>\n Mourinho has said he wants to stay in Europe, but only for the right project.<\/p>\n He has now been dismissed in his last five jobs (Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester United<\/a>, Tottenham and Roma) and his stock has plummeted.<\/p>\n