Coach Jose Mourinho Calls and Players Come Running to Join Him at Roma
News 18Always known as a great motivator, José Mourinho is also excelling as a pitchman in his latest coaching job at Roma. That sealed the $41 million transfer and Abraham went on to score 27 goals in all competitions last season, including nine in Roma’s run to the Europa Conference League title. Then came the biggest name of all, Paulo Dybala, who spurned interest from Champions League clubs Inter Milan and Napoli to join Roma on a free transfer. The arrival of Dybala, who was named Serie A’s MVP two seasons ago, has Roma fans dreaming of more trophies – like the domestic league titles that Mourinho became so accustomed to winning earlier in his career at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. It also made him the first coach to lead four different clubs to European titles after winning the 2003 UEFA Cup and 2004 Champions League finals with Porto; the 2010 Champions League final with Inter Milan; and the 2017 Europa League final with Manchester United.