Mourinho Turns Down Massive €30M per Season Offer to Coach Top Saudi Club

• Jose Mourinho has turned down a massive contract offer from Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia
• The highly-rated manager is reportedly keen to continue his job at AS Roma in Serie A
• Mourinho has one year left on the three-year contract he signed with the Italian outfit

Jose Mourinho has affirmed his loyalty to AS Roma after he rejected a mega offer from top Saudi Arabia side, Al-Hilal, to remain with the Serie A club.

The Portuguese manager, who led Roma to the Europa Conference League title in his first season, rebuffed the offer to join the Saudi Pro League at this stage of his career.

According to Sportskeeda, football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, claimed that Al-Hilal offered Mourinho a whopping €30 million per season, which the Portuguese manager rejected.

The ex-Real Madrid and Manchester United manager, a two-time UEFA Champions League winner, turned down the proposal by the top Saudi Pro League club as he is focused on his job at Roma.

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Mourinho, who still has one year left on his Roma contract, aims to continue building on the success he achieved with the Italian outfit after leading them to the Europa League final last season.

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Meanwhile, the Italian Football Authority have punished Mourinho with a 10-day suspension for his remarks criticising referee, Daniele Chiffi, the BBC reports.

The Portuguese tactician was also fined £43,000 for his remarks after Roma's Mehmet Zeki Celik was sent off six minutes into stoppage time at the end of a 1-1 Serie A draw.

Last year was difficult for Mourinho on the sidelines: he was shown three red cards for altercations with referees, including one from Chiffi in Roma's defeat to Atalanta in September.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Mourinho quitting the UEFA Football Board via an official letter addressed to the European organisation's Chief of Football, Zvonimir Boban.

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It is unknown whether his decision is related to the lengthy ban he received on June 21 after his verbal attack on match official, Anthony Taylor, but many would assume so.

A video showed Mourinho hurling insults at the official in what looked like a parking lot, with Taylor and his family later confronted by Roma fans at the Budapest Airport.