Serie A news: José Mourinho appointed head coach of Roma from next season, check out

José Mourinho has been appointed as head coach of AS Roma from 2021-22 onwards. The Portuguese has penned a three-year deal with the Italian club.

The Portuguese will replace Paulo Fonseca, who will leave the club at the end of the season.

The club announced:

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The club are delighted to announce an agreement has been reached with Jose Mourinho for him to become our new head coach ahead of the 2021-22 season.
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— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) May 4, 2021

Mourinho returns to Serie A, where he gained massive recognition after leading Inter Milan to a treble in the 2009-10 season.

The four-time World’s best Club coach had stints at Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Porto apart from Inter Milan.

The Portuguese has won 2 Champions League titles with Inter and Porto respectively.

Mourinho has won 33 trophies in his glittering career which includes domestic league titles for Chelsea, Inter, Porto and Real Madrid.

José Mourinho is one of only three managers to have won the Champions League with 2 different clubs.

He has won the Premier League trophy three times and the La Liga once.

Apart from these, he has consistently won cup competitions in every country.

AS Roma are currently seventh in the Serie A, 14 points off the Champions League qualification positions. T

The Italian side represents the 10^th club Mourinho has managed in his career.

AS Roma hopes to see Mourinho take the club to greater heights from the start of 2021-22 season.

Roma’s next match is the 2^nd leg of the Europa League semi-finals where they trail Manchester United 6-2.

The Italian side are hoping to complete a turnaround and finish the season on a high.