Jose Mourinho sacked by Roma as Serie A club release shock statement

Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Roma after two-and-a-half years at the Serie A club.

The veteran manager guided the Yellow and Reds to Europa Conference League glory in 2022, but leaves them ninth in the table after a disappointing 2023/24 campaign.

Mourinho departs after a damaging week which saw Roma dumped out of the Coppa Italia by arch-rivals Lazio and then beaten 3-1 by AC Milan in the league.

Club owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin said: “We would like to thank Jose on behalf of all of us at AS Roma for his passion and efforts since his arrival at the club.

“We will always have great memories of his tenure at Roma, but we believe that an immediate change is in the best interests of the club.

“We wish Jose and his assistants all the best in their future endeavours.”

The 60-year-old joined the Italian club in May 2021, six months after being sacked by Tottenham.

He guided Roma to two sixth-place finishes in Serie A but enjoyed greater success in Europe.

After winning the Europa Conference League, Mourinho took the Italian giants to the Europa League final in 2023, but lost on penalties to Sevilla.

The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager's sudden departure in Italy means he is yet to spend more than three seasons at any club during his managerial career.

Reacting to the news, talkSPORT's European football expert Andy Brassell said: «The fans will be very disappointed. There was almost a cult of Mourinho there.

»If we look at how he's changed the club, they've sold out 44 successive home games. Do you know how hard it is to sell out the Stadio Olympico?

«Some of the best teams in Roma's history have failed to do that, but he created something, he created a feeling.

»In some cases, there was a blind faith in him. But