The issue of the Brazilian National Team bench is one that will surely generate a lot of noise in the coming months. After Carlo Ancelotti’s definitive “no”, which was finalized by signing his renewal with Real Madrid until 2026, the new CBF board began to probe the market in search of high-profile coaches willing to accept the challenge of directing the canarinha
One of the names that began to be heard in the international press was that of José Mourinho, whose contract ends in the summer of 2024 with AS Roma and who, presumably, had been contacted by the Brazilian Federation to offer him the position.
José Mourinho only thinks about Roma, for now
However, it was Mourinho himself who came out to deny this information. Recently, the Portuguese coach spoke about his future, ensuring that nothing that has been said about Brazil and him is true:
“No one from Brazil has called me or my agent to be the new coach of the Seleção.”
Furthermore, the Lusitanian made it clear that he is only thinking about staying in Rome at the moment, as he has reportedly told his agent that he does not want to listen to any offers as long as he remains coach of the Roman team.
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“Brazil did not call me to be their new coach. I told my agent: Don’t talk to anyone while I’m the coach of AS Roma. I trust the owners of Roma 100%. I have always informed them of everything, including the time when Portugal called me and when a Saudi club called me last summer.”
In this way, Mourinho leaves his future in the hands of the AS Roma board, ensuring that his intention would be to stay at the club and not negotiate anything with anyone until his departure from the Italian team is confirmed.
This, in principle, could keep Brazil’s option on “stand by”, since the CBF could wait for its future to be defined to prepare an offensive for the legendary 60-year-old coach.
