If U.S. Soccer is interested in José Mourinho as its next U.S. men’s national team head coach, he hasn’t heard anything about it yet.
Mourinho was linked with the USMNT job earlier this year, though the origin of that report made it somewhat dubious.
And as it turns out, Mourinho himself has now said he’s heard nothing from U.S. Soccer about potentially filling the role.
The current Roma boss was asked by Fox Sports Mexico about the reports, and in typical Mourinho fashion he responded: “Everyone loves me but no one calls me.”
The 60-year-old added that the only national team job he’s ever been offered is his home country Portugal — but he was unable to accept.
“Every week someone loves me,” he continued. “Be it a club, be it a national team but the only one that has called me has been the Portuguese team, which I have not been able to accept.”
Mourinho, who took over Roma prior to last season, has a contract with the Giallorossi through the 2023-24 campaign.
The USMNT is currently being guided on an interim basis by Anthony Hudson, who is likely to be in charge through the summer as U.S. Soccer looks to hire a sporting director before a USMNT head coach.
Gregg Berhalter’s contract expired at the end of 2022, and the federation continues to insist he is in the mix for a new contract despite the scandal that exploded into public view in January.
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