I Want A Challange,And This Would Be Perfect - Mourinho
Jose Mourinho has refused to rule himself out of the running to become the next England Manager.
The Portuguese, who is widely respected for his success at Chelsea and Porto, is currently out of work following his Stamford Bridge exit earlier this season.
Mourinho has been linked with the vacant post along with Italian Fabio Capello, although The FA have cooled talk on either succeeding McClaren.
However, the bookmakers and fans’ favourite for the job is still to cross himself off their wanted list after Sky Sports News caught up with him while back home in Portugal.
When asked whether he could be the next England manager, he told Sky Sports News: “Why not?”
Mourinho then went onto to confirm the England post is something that would interest him, while also playing down talk he is using The FA to get a post elsewhere.
Big job
“Being England manager is a big job,” he told Sky Sports News reporter Ian Bolton. “A big job is what I want.
“I’m not using The FA to get another job. I was upset when I heard the reports.
“People need to trust The FA. They should let them do their job properly. The fans should support the next man more than ever.”
Mourinho was reported to be on his way to England for talks with the FA, but insisted that he wanted some time out of the media spotlight.
“To be fair I would like to be in London with my family for a couple of days, but nobody would believe the reason why we would be there — which would be just to see some friends and do some Christmas shopping.
“So to try and stop speculation we decided not to go and to stay here. Anyway it is fantastic here, it is sunny and it is beautiful.”