His head had been put at a price since the purchase of the Magpies by the PIF, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, he is no longer the coach of Newcastle United: Steve Bruce, 60, said his farewell to Allan Saint-Maximin and others. The end of an adventure of two years and a few months. And the beginning of another. The nouveau riche is now looking for his successor. Many prestigious names have been mentioned for a few hours.
Among them, that of José Mourinho, current coach of AS Roma, where he extended until June 2024. The 58-year-old Lusitano technician was surveyed. Asked to respond to the interest of the English club, the former manager of Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham replied in the negative: “I signed up for three years (in Rome). I’m not leaving these guys. I took my decision”, he declared at the microphone of Sky Sports. Rest assured, Cubs will not lose their alpha male.
