Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, N’golo Kante… the list of football superstars willing to land at Saudi shores for sick ammounts of money keeps expanding almost daily. And who are we to blame them for accepting those mouthwatering offers. However, it’s healing actually to see examples of those with a completely different mindset.Those special ones, or The Special One, to be precise.The Saudis laid a path of gold for Mourinho. Now he has to decide if his feet are itchyAccording to LaRoma24 website, AS Roma’s boss Jose Mourinho has turned down a lucrative contract offer from the reigning champions of the Saudi Pro League, Al-Ahli, in favour of staying on at the Stadio Olimpico.Apparently, Mourinho was in London on Wednesday morning for a meeting with Mahmoud al-Khatib at the Chelsea Harbor Hotel on the banks of the River Thames. Also present in the English Capital on Wednesday was Matt Odonohoe, who represents West Ham and Azzurri striker Gianluca Scamacca, with whom Roma have been widely linked in recent weeks.##NAJAVA_MECA_7318683####EDITORS_CHOICE##It was later reported by Sky Sport Italia on Wednesday afternoon that, despite what is expected to be an enormously lucrative offer from the Saudi outfit, Mourinho’s only intention is to stay on with Roma.’Mourinho 2026′ project is in the works, Roma wants to keep him long-termThe Special One told his players the same thing immediately after their loss on penalties to Sevilla in the Europa League final in May, claiming: “I feel safe here. I want to continue here, for you.”
