{"id":1083603,"date":"2019-04-11T17:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1083603"},"modified":"2019-04-11T17:00:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T16:00:40","slug":"jose-mourinho-hints-at-desire-to-land-borussia-dortmund-job","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/jose-mourinho-hints-at-desire-to-land-borussia-dortmund-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho hints at desire to land Borussia Dortmund job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jose Mourinho has outlined his\u00a0&#8216;admiration&#8217; for Borussia Dortmund and the way the club operates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese coach has been out of work since losing the Manchester United gig in December following a poor start to the Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where next for Mourinho? Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Mourinho was sacked by Man Utd after struggling to keep pace in the top four race.<\/li>\n<li>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has since come in and rejuvenated United&#8217;s season.<\/li>\n<li>Mourinho has already expressed his desire to return to &#8220;top football&#8221; management by next season.<\/li>\n<li>A number of elite clubs have been associated with Mourinho&#8217;s name, including PSG and Inter Milan.<\/li>\n<li>Mourinho&#8217;s next destination is unclear, but he has now hinted at a possible move to the Bundesliga.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7227287-barcelona-will-rely-on-their-jon-snow-to-deal-with-any-man-utd-counter-attack<\/p>\n<p>United struggled to cling to the coattails of the top four under Mourinho&#8217;s guidance, but his successor, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has since put the club right back in the race for Champions League qualification.<\/p>\n<p>Should they secure a top four finish, then United could face Mourinho next season with the 56-year-old eager to return to &#8220;top football&#8221; management.<\/p>\n<p>His name has been linked to a number of elite European clubs, but he could now be on his way to the Westfalenstadion after boasting of his &#8216;trustful&#8217; relationship with club CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.<\/p>\n<p>He told <a href=\"https:\/\/sportbild.bild.de\/bundesliga\/vereine\/bayern-muenchen\/jose-mourinho-interview-niko-kovac-trainer-meisterschaft-61142216.sport.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sport Bild<\/a>: &#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Since then Watzke and Mourinho have] maintained respect for each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hRKU-piMHX4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;I think the Bundesliga is really interesting&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The other perennial powerhouse in the German top-flight is Bayern Munich, but the Bavarians have struggled to replicate last season&#8217;s form under the stewardship of\u00a0Niko Kovac.<\/p>\n<p>This has naturally led to speculation over his future, but Mourinho believes the Berlin-born tactician will now win the league and keep his job after the club comprehensively thrashed Dortmund 5-0 in the title race on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He added:\u00a0&#8220;I honestly assure you that I hope Niko will keep his job because he worked very hard to reach that level.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1082649 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/06194918\/thiago-alcantara-niko-kovac-bayern-munich-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/06194918\/thiago-alcantara-niko-kovac-bayern-munich-2019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/06194918\/thiago-alcantara-niko-kovac-bayern-munich-2019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/06194918\/thiago-alcantara-niko-kovac-bayern-munich-2019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/06194918\/thiago-alcantara-niko-kovac-bayern-munich-2019-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is hard to believe that Bayern will\u00a0squander the title now. This [Bayern dropping points to let Dortmund back in] will not be easy, because Bayern has the experience to control their fate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Bundesliga provides an exciting competition to follow, especially with the teams in the middle of the table. They&#8217;re constantly improving and thereby creating a more level competition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Full stadiums, great organisation, good tactical approaches by many teams &#8211; I think the Bundesliga is really interesting.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jose Mourinho has outlined his\u00a0&#8216;admiration&#8217; for Borussia Dortmund and the way the club operates. The Portuguese coach has been out of work since losing the Manchester United gig in December following a poor start to the Premier League campaign. Where next for Mourinho? 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