Following his rejection of a huge offer from top Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal to stay with the Serie A club, Jose Mourinho has reaffirmed his allegiance to AS Roma.
The Portuguese manager declined the invitation to join the Saudi Pro League at this point in his career after leading Roma to the European Conference League championship in his debut campaign.
According to Sportskeeda, football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, claimed that Al-Hilal offered Mourinho a whopping €30 million per season, which the Portuguese manager rejected.
The ex-Real Madrid and Manchester United manager, a two-time UEFA Champions League winner, turned down the proposal by the top Saudi Pro League club as he is focused on his job at Roma.
Mourinho, who still has one year left on his Roma contract, aims to continue building on the success he achieved with the Italian outfit after leading them to the Europa League final last season.
Mourinho gets 10-day suspension
Meanwhile, the Italian Football Authority have punished Mourinho with a 10-day suspension for his remarks criticising referee, Daniele Chiffi, the BBC reports.
The Portuguese tactician was also fined £43,000 for his remarks after Roma’s Mehmet Zeki Celik was sent off six minutes into stoppage time at the end of a 1-1 Serie A draw.
Last year was difficult for Mourinho on the sidelines: he was shown three red cards for altercations with referees, including one from Chiffi in Roma’s defeat to Atalanta in September.
Jose Mourinho quits UEFA role
Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Mourinho quitting the UEFA Football Board via an official letter addressed to the European organisation’s Chief of Football, Zvonimir Boban.