Jose Mourinho is eager to return to England next season amid frustration at a lack of financial backing from Roma.
An extraordinary third spell at Chelsea would be his ideal scenario and his representatives have let it be known that he would be interested in any vacancy at Stamford Bridge, but the club have made it clear they intend to stand by Graham Potter.
Mourinho’s wife and children still live in London and he has always preferred working in the Premier League to elsewhere.
Jose Mourinho has grown frustrated over the lack of financial backing he receives at Roma© Provided by Daily Mail
The manager would like a third stint at heavy spenders Chelsea should he return to England© Provided by Daily Mail
The Portuguese 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. The West Ham job could also be available soon given David Moyes’ struggles, although Mourinho would not leave Roma during the middle of the season.
UNITED HOLD DOUBTS OVER RATCLIFFE
Manchester United officials have been privately scathing about Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s plans to bid for the club, as they are convinced the INEOS owner has no intention of meeting the Glazer family’s demand for offers in excess of £6billion.
Ratcliffe became the first potential bidder to publicly declare his hand last week with an INEOS spokesperson confirming: ‘We have formally put ourselves into the process.’
However, United are convinced the company’s main concern is securing positive publicity. Ratcliffe went public with his desire to buy Chelsea last year, but only after the deadline for tabling bids had passed.
Manchester United hold doubts over how serious Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s takeover bid actually is© Provided by Daily Mail
ITALY MAY DELAY EUROS BID
Italy are considering pulling out of the race to host the 2032 European Championship if they can secure the right to stage the 2036 tournament unopposed.
Euro 2032 bidding rights are currently being contested by Italy and Turkey, who are also competing for Euro 2028 against a joint Home Nations bid, with UEFA set to announce the winners in the autumn.
UEFA made it clear last year that they were prepared to give Euro 2028 to the United Kingdom and Ireland without a contest, but Turkey insisted on making a late bid having lost out to Germany for the right to host in 2024.
A tournament cycle of UK and Ireland, Turkey, Italy from 2028 onwards would suit UEFA, as the risk of taking the competition to a new market on the edge of Asia would be sandwiched in-between two guaranteed money-makers in Western Europe.
Italy have until the final bid deadline of April 12 to inform UEFA of their intentions, with discussions currently taking place behind the scenes.
Italy may pull out of Euro 2032 host bidding and instead to look to host four years later in 2036© Provided by Daily Mail
TERRIERS ON MARKET FOR £1!
Huddersfield Town owner Dean Hoyle is willing to sell the club for the nominal fee of £1 as long as the buyers are willing to cover the Terriers’ debts.
The Championship club have officially been for sale since October, when Hoyle stepped away from day-to-day operations for a second time due to health reasons.
He had regained full control of the club earlier last year after previous owner Phil Hodgkinson suffered bankruptcies in his other businesses.
Huddersfield owe around £14m to the banks and £34m to Hoyle, who has provided numerous loans throughout his previous spell in charge between 2009 and 2019.
The sale process has been complicated by Huddersfield’s poor form this season, with Mark Fotheringham’s side at risk of being relegated to League One.
Huddersfield could sell for £1 as long as buyers are willing to cover the Terrier’s overall debts© Provided by Daily Mail
BOOST FOR REGULATOR PLANS
The Government’s decision to abandon plans to sell Channel 4 earlier this month is set to hasten the arrival of the independent regulator for football.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport officials now have more time to push through the regulator legislation during this parliament, with a White Paper setting out the plans expected at the start of next month and likely to feature in the delayed King’s Speech, which will take place in autumn this year.
Government officials are confident the regulator could now be in place before the 2024 general election, as it is regarded as a potential vote-winner for the Conservatives.
Despite their opposition to the plans, that would please the Premier League, who fear that a regulator introduced by Labour would make life more difficult for them.
Source: msn
