Jose Mourinho hopes to manage at the highest level for many more years - but admits he will sorely miss the match-day routine when he does call time on his stunning career.
The 59-year-old has been coaching for three decades and previously hinted he would leave the dugout when he turns "60 or 65". However, there are over two years remaining on the contract he signed with Roma in May 2021 and the Italian club are in a fine vein of form with four wins in their last five Serie A games.
Mourinho was in a reflective mood during a recent Vatican meeting with Jose Tolentino de Mendonca, a Roman Catholic cardinal, and freely discussed his motivations and aspirations. The Portuguese also dropped a clear hint over his future as he declared he hopes the day he is no longer managing "will not be soon".
