It appears that coaching for Portugal is not imminent for Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. He has been quoted as having interest in his home country with no future prospects towards taking the job at the moment.
Mourinho will explore the option once he is retired.
The Manchester United coach recently told GQ Magazine: "I am not close at all. I think being the coach of a club is my job because I need to play matches every week and train every day."
Portugal’s current manager Fernando Santos remains active as they look to a successful showing in this summer’s world cup.
Mourinho believes that his country can challenge Russia in the cup this year, while team leader Cristiano Ronaldo gives Portugal great hope.
Expressing his observations, Mourinho says, "Players like Lionel Messi and Ronaldo are so good that they can make their teams better than they are on paper. So, I think Argentina and Portugal can do well.”
"Brazil, because of their manager Tite, can play well tactically and defensively, but they still have that natural Brazilian talent. They will be a team to watch. And of the European teams, Spain looked really strong in qualifying. They have a mix of good experienced players and quality players. But you never know… there can always be a surprise at the World Cup.”
"Portugal is the kind of country where new talent is always coming through and in the current national team, I think we have even better players than in the squad two years ago. So Portugal can do anything. Can we be world champions? I don't dare say that, but on our day we can beat anyone."
While it may appear that Mourinho will not retire anytime soon, it is noted that his country’s team will be ready for his arrival.
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