LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has invited the Football Association (FA) to approach him about the vacant England manager's job, British media reported.
The Portuguese parted company with Chelsea in September
after three successful years at Stamford Bridge.
'You will have to speak to the FA to see if they are
interested in offering me the job,' Mourinho was quoted as
saying in the
Sun newspaper.
'I cannot say what I think until they say they are
interested.
'Tell the FA to come and get me. We will have to wait and
see, but I rule nothing out.'
Mourinho won two Premier League titles, two League Cups and
the FA Cup after joining Chelsea in 2004, shortly after
steering Porto to the Champions League title.
England are without a manager after Steve McClaren was
sacked last week following the 3-2 defeat by Croatia which cost
them a place at next year's European Championship.
Mourinho remains a respected figure among many fans in
English football and would be a strong candidate for a job that
would start in earnest with 2010 World Cup qualifying next
year.
Italian coach Fabio Capello, Aston Villa's Martin O'Neill
and Portsmouth's Harry Redknapp have also been tipped for the
job, despite O'Neill ruling himself out of the running.
