Chelsea boss Mourinho admits he’d love to manage England

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho admits he would love to manage England in the future - despite turning the job down in 2007.

The Portuguese was approached to succeed Steve McClaren after leaving the Blues, but rejected the opportunity after consulting his wife Matilde, who believed her husband would miss the day-to-day involvement of club management.

And although it would not for the foreseeable future, he could envisage managing England.

Asked if he would ever manage England, Mourinho told ITV News London: "Yes. Not now. Not seven years ago when I had the chance. I made the right decision, my wife helped me make the right decision.

"Not now. No way. Too young, too strong, too much appetite to train every day, to play every game, to play three times a week, too much appetite still.

"But I like your country very, very much. I feel at home.

"Of course the passport doesn't change, the heart doesn't change.

"I'm Portuguese 100 per cent but I love your country and if one day the opportunity arises, why not?"