The departure of Fernando Santos, the man who made Portugal the champion of Europe and winner of the first League of Nations, opened up a bidding space for who could be their the next strategist. As it usually happens, the eyes are immediately directed towards Jose Mourinho, who previously said that one day he will be the coach of Portugal, but there towards the end of his coaching career.Is it finally time? Mourinho a serious candidate to replace SantosThe opportunity presents itself now, because the bench is empty, but it is not only Jose who is calling the shots, because he is under contract with Roma. And in Rome, where attendance at Giallorossi matches has exploded since Mourinho became coach, they don’t even want to hear about the option of him leaving the club.Legendary free-kick maestro Sinisa Mihajlovic dies of leukaemia at the age of 53As Gazeta dello Sport writes, so far there has been no contact between the Football Association of Portugal and Roma. After all, Santos was only officially fired yesterday. However, Olimpico certainly says that the option, which is shyly mentioned in the press, for Mourinho to be the coach of Giallorossi and the national team selector at the same time, is out of the question. The Special has enough work in the Roma camp that there is no possibility of splitting it in half and devoting part to the Porgutal squad.What a present at the Christmas party: ‘I’ll bring you a bus full of who**s’!Of course, there is an option for Mourinho to come and say that he only wants to be the coach of Portugal, but in that case, Roma expect to receive compensation for his departure, and that means that the Portuguese football federation would have to pay for his freedom. And that would be the worst possible options for them, mainly due to the fact that former Chelsea and Real coach is among the best paid managers anyway, and they don’t have the money to bay both. But, all this is just a speculation at the moment, at least until Mourinho finally breaks the silence. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6892967##
