Mourinho not using FA as bait to land club job, says advisor

JOSE MOURINHO’S advisor has rejected any notion the former Chelsea boss is using the FA as a negotiating tool in order to land a massive club job in Europe.

Mourinho has emerged as the bookies’ favourite to succeed Steve McClaren as England coach, with reports suggesting the FA could be prepared to pay as much as £6million (€8.4m) a year in order to attract him.

So far, no contact has been made with Mourinho by FA chief executive Brian Barwick, who, along with director of football development Trevor Brooking, has been charged with the task of finding the next England coach.