By Melody Gross 
The coach is flattered by the invitation he received from the national team, but wants to stay in Rome.
Jose Mourinho is the main target of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) to replace Fernando Santos in the technical leadership of the national team. The European champions and Nations League winner terminated his contract after the 2022 World Cup, ending the eight-year relationship with FPF.
Faced with the new situation, Fernando Gomez walked towards Mourinho, who looked at the invitation with special interest, felt flattered, and after thinking about it calmly, decided to say no. And the newspaper “Corriere dello Sport” explained, on Saturday, that the Portuguese player did not accept the leadership of this new project because he is fully focused on success in Rome. This means returning surnames to Italian history.
The coach has a contract with Al-Shaar from the capital until the end of the 2023/24 season and until then he intends to continue to grow and compete with the main clubs in Calcio. Mourinho led the Roma team to win the league title last season, and the fans did not celebrate the title for many years, and he is determined to leave a strong imprint on the club. In line with Romanian football strongman Thiago Pinto, Mourinho already has some defining ideas for next season. Strengthening the team is a priority to achieve the desired goals. This season, he got Wijnaldum and Dybala as a gift, but both suffered from injuries, and he lost the possibility of helping the team in a large part of the matches he played.