Jose Mourinho has emerged as a candidate for Al-Ittihad permanent manager, and the Roma boss has already claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo helped persuade him to move to Saudi Arabia.

Roma coach Mourinho claims to have received the biggest offer in managerial history, reportedly from Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal, the club Neymar plays for. However, the current Saudi Arabian champions, Al-Ittihad, have vacancies after the departure of Nuno.

The experienced Portuguese coach led the club to their first league title in 14 years in May, having already won the Saudi Super Cup. That led to many stars joining the club, such as Benzema, Kante and so on.