Shortly after being sacked by Tottenham, Jose Mourinho was announced as the next AS Romaboss. The Portuguese coach has been outside Italy for a whilefollowing an extremely successful spell with Inter Milan, with whom he achieved a treble in the 2009-2010campaign.
The Special One had an amazing rise in the soccer worldleading dark horses to unexpected triumphs. His first shocking achievement came in 2004when his Porto tasted European glory against all odds. He then continued to win accoladesby building an unstoppableChelsea in the Premier League, before the remarkable results with Inter a few years later.
Already recognized as a world-class manager, Mourinhohas been also in charge of giants like Real Madrid and Manchester United, asides from having a second spell with the Blues. However, he struggled since then and his stintwith Spurs ended trophyless, being hisfirst club in a while where he couldn’t succeed. Now he will be back at the helmof an underdog side, hoping to shock the soccer community again.
The goalkeeper that could meet again with Mou
The two-time Champions League winner coach probably won’t take his new challenge lightly. A competitive manager,Mourinho is reportedlylooking forward to buildinga strong AS Roma. Only a couple of days after he signed with the Italians, some of his ambitious plans were revealed.
Will Mourinho and De Gea meet again at Roma? (Getty).
According to Il Corriere della Sera, the Portuguese boss wants David De Gea as his goalkeeper for the next season. The Spaniard has been coached by Mou in Manchester United, where heremains under contract. The English side would be open to negotiatinghim, as it trustsDean Henderson to be more than ready to become its first choice.
De Gea has been one of the greatest keepers in the Premier League’s recentyears, but his form went down lately and he wouldn’t be considered above Henderson anymore. As reported by the Italian newspaper, Roma would want to bring him on loan, which the Red Devils might accept to relieve the payment of his huge salary. However, if the Giallorossi enquire fora permanent transfer, United may demand between $25 million and $30 million.
Man United might let De Gea go and keep Henderson (Getty).
It seems like a very plausible move, as all parties wouldbenefit. It would satisfy Mourinho’s desire of signinga man he already knows and whom he relied on all through his spell in Manchester, whileit could be a great opportunity to bounce back for De Gea.
Meanwhile, the Italian team might be having a much-needed upgradein a position that lacked a world-class player since Alisson moved to Liverpool in 2018. Moreover, Manchester United would make a good income or at least wouldn’t be paying a mind-blowing salary for a player who mightend up beingasubstitute.
