That rules out one exit strategy.
If Jose Mourinho were to leave Chelsea there’s not many clubs he could join. The Portuguese manager has burnt bridges at Real Madrid, isn’t a popular man with Barcelona fans and wasn’t enamoured with Italian football while at Inter Milan.
He was also reportedly overlooked to succeed Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, is unlikely to return to Porto and is arguably not ready for the semi-retirement gig that is international management. While we can’t imagine Bayern Munich would want Mourinho to replace his mortal enemy Pep Guardiola.
We also can’t imagine Jose would be prepared to take on a team mired in a relegation battle.
One job did seem likely though should he leave Chelsea, which is becoming increasingly likely with each passing poor result.
Paris Saint-Germain seemed an ideal fit for Mourinho; a wealthy club, with ambitions of winning the Champions League, and a squad of star players seemed a neat fit for Jose’s skill-set.
However, according to Jason Burt, the chief football correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, the French club don’t want him.Burt claims that high ranking sources at PSG told him they’ve no intention of moving for Mourinho to replace Laurent Blanc should he leave Chelsea.
Been told categorically, and not for the first time, that PSG have no interest whatsoever in hiring Mourinho should he be sacked by Chelsea
— Jason Burt (@JBurtTelegraph) October 27, 2015
And that has come from the very highest level at PSG.
— Jason Burt (@JBurtTelegraph) October 27, 2015
Unless I've been lied to at the very highest level. Which might happen but I don't think so https://t.co/gyncDjMzsM
— Jason Burt (@JBurtTelegraph) October 27, 2015
