Jose Mourinho to take over as Roma manager in summer

Portuguese, sacked by Tottenham Hotspur last month, will replace Paulo Fonseca at end of current season

Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose Mourinho ahead of the Premier League match against Everton at Goodison Park on April 16, 2021. The match finished 2-2 and was the Portuguese's last game in charge of Spurs before he was sacked. AFP

Tottenham's Jose Mourinho gives a post-match interview after the FA Cup third round football match against Marine on January 10, 2021. Tottenham won the game 5-0. AFP

Tottenham Hotspur's Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho watches the players warm up before the start of the Premier League football match against West Ham United at The London Stadium on November 23, 2019. It was Mourinho's first match in charge after succeeding Mauricio Pochettino. Spurs won 3-2. AFP

Tottenham Hotspur's Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho celebrates with his coaching staff after the Premier League match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on July 26, 2020. AFP

Tottenham Hotspur's Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho watches from the touchline during the English Premier League football match against Manchester United at Old Trafford on December 4, 2019. AFP

Jose Mourinho watches as midfielder Harry Winks vies with Olympiakos' midfielder Daniel Podence during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London, on November 26, 2019. AFP

Jose Mourinho walks on the pitch before the Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on July 12, 2020. AFP

Jose Mourinho with striker Harry Kane and midfielder Harry Winks at the final whistle during the Premier League match against West Ham United on November 23, 2019. AFP

Jose Mourinho attends a team training session at Tottenham Hotspur's Enfield Training Centre, in north London on March 9, 2020. AFP

Mourinho gestures to the referee following a foul on a player during the English FA Cup fourth round football match against Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on January 25, 2020. AFP

Mourinho reacts during the Premier League football match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in south London on July 26, 2020. AFP

Mourinho speaks with Manchester United's Ivorian defender Eric Bailly on June 19, 2020. AFP

Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp greets Mourinho ahead of the Premier League football match at Anfield in Liverpool on December 16, 2020. AFP

Mourinho speaks to his players during the Premier League football match against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on July 9, 2020. AFP

Manchester United's Daniel James collides with Mourinho on the touchline at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on December 4, 2019. AFP

Mourinho gestures on the touchline during the FA Cup third round match between Middlesbrough and Tottenham Hotspur at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, north-east England on January 5, 2020. AFP

Tottenham striker Son Heung-min celebrates with teammates and Mourinho after scoring their second goal during the Premier League football match against Manchester City on February 2, 2020. AFP

Jose Mourinho will take over as Roma's manager at the end of the current season.

The Portuguese has landed himself another job just 15 days after being sacked by Tottenham.

Roma announced earlier on Tuesday that current manager Paulo Fonseca will leave his position at the end of the season.

Club president Dan Friedkin and vice-president Ryan Friedkin said on the club's official website: "We are thrilled and delighted to welcome Jose Mourinho into the AS Roma family.

"A great champion who has won trophies at every level, Jose will provide tremendous leadership and experience to our ambitious project.

"The appointment of Jose is a huge step in building a long-term and consistent winning culture throughout the club."

Mourinho is one of only three managers to have won the Champions League with two different clubs, a feat he has also repeated in the Europa League.

"When Jose became available, we immediately jumped at the chance to speak with one of the greatest managers of all time," said Roma general manager Tiago Pinto.

"We were blown away by Jose's desire to win and his passion for the game: no matter how many trophies he has won, his primary focus is always on the next one. He possesses the knowledge, experience and leadership to compete at all levels."

Mourinho, who has previously coached Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United, was sacked by Spurs last month after 17 months in charge of the North London club.

"After meetings with the ownership and Tiago Pinto, I immediately understood the full extent of their ambitions for AS Roma," Mourinho said.

"It is the same ambition and drive that has always motivated me and together we want to build a winning project over the upcoming years.

"The incredible passion of the Roma fans convinced me to accept the job and I cannot wait to start next season."

Mourinho completed a historic treble with Inter – including the Champions League – in 2009-10 but in a recent interview with The Times said he would not hesitate joining any one of their rivals in the future.

"There is a special affection. But if one day I have to go to Italy and coach a rival club, I don't think twice," he said. "I have this professional way of look to things."

As well as his triumphs with Inter he also won the Champions League with Porto in 2004, three Premier League titles with Chelsea and La Liga with Real Madrid in 2012. He led Manchester United to the Europa League in 2017.

Fonseca's Roma looked to be on course for a top-four finish that would secure Champions League football for next season at the turn of the year, but one win in their last eight league matches has left them seventh in the standings.