Real Madrid held talks with Jose Mourinho about succeeding Zinedine Zidane as their new manager, despite him only recently taking charge at Roma, reports claim. The former Chelsea boss is now hoping to turn over a new leaf in Italy after replacing Paolo Fonseca. 'After meetings with the ownership and Tiago Pinto (Roma's general manager), I immediately understood the full extent of their ambitions for AS Roma. 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. Sportsmail understands the former Wolves boss is in talks with Everton while out in his native Portugal, with the coach also considering the vacant job at Crystal Palace.

Source: Daily Mail June 02, 2021 16:03 UTC