Jose Mourinho was given permission to head Barcelona after being abruptly dismissed from his position at Roma.

In the year 2021, Jose Mourinho took over as manager of Roma, and in his first season with the club, he guided them to victory in the Europa Conference League. Daniel De Rossi, a former captain of Roma, was appointed to take over as Roma’s coach when the Portuguese strategist was dismissed from his position.

“The Special One” has been fired six times in his career, with prior firings coming at Tottenham, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Real Madrid. This is his sixth dismissal overall.

The infamous “super agent” Jorge Mendes reportedly reached out to Barcelona in order to present Mourinho as a possible successor for Xavi, as reported by the Spanish newspaper El Nacional.

In the event that Barcelona does not improve its ranks in La La Liga or suffers a loss to Napoli in the Champions League, President Joan Laporta of Barcelona may take into consideration the possibility of bringing in another coach to take Xavi’s place.

According to FootballTransfers, Mourinho is also strongly associated with the possibility of being in charge of one of the four most powerful clubs in the Saudi Pro League, which is owned by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.

It has been reported that the Portuguese coach has been offered world record contracts, and he has made it known to the public that he is interested in working in the Middle East.

“I am focusing on Roma and I will give my all until the last day I am here,” Mourinho said in a statement that he shared with the media in October 2023. He underlined that his future will be in the Saudi Pro League.

It is impossible to predict the future, but I am certain that I will one day be able to coach in Saudi Arabia. “I am not sure when I will do that, but I am pretty certain that it is something that I will definitely do.”