Jose Mourinho has revealed he turned down the opportunity to take over as Portugal manager after the dismissal of Fernando Santos.
Santos, who led the national team to Euro 2016 glory, was relieved of his duties after the 2022 World Cup. Portugal topped their group and beat Switzerland comfortably in the last 16, but suffered a surprise defeat to Morocco at the quarter-final stage.
After a few weeks of searching for their new manager, the country's FA opted for former Belgium boss Roberto Martinez. However, according to new comments from Mourinho, the Roma manager was very much in the mix before saying no to the role.
