Jose Mourinho drops Borussia Dortmund hint as former Man United boss looks for new job

Aditya Devavrat 19:40 10/04/2019
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  • Jose Mourinho has expressed his admiration for Borussia Dortmund as he continues to drop hints about his next role in football.

    The former Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Real Madrid manager was sacked by Manchester United in December, and has since stuck to making a handful of television appearances as a pundit. However, he has always insisted that he will return to management after a short break, despite some speculation after his United exit that his stock may have fallen enough that it would be difficult for Mourinho to find another job.

    Speaking to Bild, Mourinho revealed that he has spoken to Dortmund executive Hans-Joachim Watzke – though not about joining the club.

    He said: “I admire the work of BVB. Mr Watzke trusted me enough to ask for my opinion about a player and a coach I know well, I was honest, gave him my best possible rating.

    “[Since then Watzke and Mourinho have] maintained respect for each other.”

    Dortmund, currently led by Lucien Favre, are one point off Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich and still have a shot of winning this season’s league title, which would be their first since 2012.

    However, last weekend’s 5-0 loss to Munich has made even that one-point gap look insurmountable, with Mourinho citing the Bavarians’ experience of having won the last six league titles consecutively as an advantage – while making it clear that he has no designs on Bayern manager Niko Kovac’s job. The former Eintracht Frankfurt boss has endured an up-and-down first season in charge of the reigning champions, but now looks set to win a first league trophy, while Bayern also have a DFB-Pokal semi-final to look forward to in their hunt for trophies.

    “I honestly assure you that I hope Niko will keep his job because he worked very hard to reach that level,” Mourinho said.

    “It is hard to believe that Bayern will squander the title now. This will not be easy, because Bayern has the experience to control their fate.”

    The 56-year-old continued to praise German football, a possible sign that having succeeded in Portugal, England, Italy, and Spain, the Bundesliga is the next frontier for Mourinho to conquer.

    He said: “The Bundesliga provides an exciting competition to follow, especially with the teams in the middle of the table. They’re constantly improving and thereby creating a more level competition. Full stadiums, great organisation, good tactical approaches by many teams – I think the Bundesliga is really interesting.”

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