Mourinho Wants Chelsea Return, Club’s Stance Revealed

Jose Mourinho is reportedly interested to return to Stamford Bridge for a third spell in charge of Chelsea according to Daily Mail.

The Portuguese manager moved to Rome after suffering a difficult spell before he was sacked at Tottenham, where he coached after leaving Chelsea for the second time.

It’s said that Mourinho feels as though he’s not being backed by the Roma board in terms of transfer funds and would be keen to rejoin his wife and children in London.

However, the Blues hierarchy have made it clear that they don’t want Mourinho because they trust in Graham Potter.

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Potter retains the support of the Chelsea hierarchy, who insist that Potter’s hiring is part of a long-term plan and he will not be dismissed from the job if he fails to secure Champions League football next season.

Mourinho won the Europa Conference League at Roma last season and they are currently fifth in Serie A, but lack the resources to fight for the title.

It’s easy to see why Mourinho feels like the money has dried up when looking at Roma’s recent business. Granted, upon his arrival in 2021 the club spent €126.5 million (£111m/$157m) on the likes of Tammy Abraham, Marash Kumbulla and Eldor Shomurodov.

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However, last summer proved to be less eventful by some margin with the Italian side only spending money on one permanent incoming, that being the arrival of Zeki Celik from Lille for around £6 million (£5m/$6.5m). Nemanja Matic arrived on a free, as did Paulo Dybala, while Gini Wijnaldum joined on loan from Paris Saint-Germain. The money that was once there clearly isn’t there now.