Jose Mourinho hinted that in the future he can be tempted to manage Celtic or Rangers in the future, which suggests that the “League of Passion” could attract him to Scotland.
Mourinho's Fenerbahce-Gastheer Rangers in the first stage of their Europa League Last-16 draw on Thursday.
Barry Ferguson will lead Gers in Turkey, who has taken over the reins for the rest of the season after the resignation of Philippe Clement, with the club 16 points on the drift of the Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic.
Mourinho won three Premier League titles with Chelsea during his time in England, while he also had two years of spells with Manchester United and Tottenham.
The Portuguese was asked about a possible return to the UK, with the Rangers -vacancy that still had to be filled in, and he refused to exclude the possibility.
“Why not in the future?” He told reporters during his press conference for the game. “People say that the Scottish League is a competition of two teams, but it is a competition of passion and passion in football everything is for me.
“To play in empty stadiums or where there is not so fire or the passion – for me, that makes no sense. Celtic and Rangers are large clubs with large fan bases, large emotions, great responsibilities and great expectations, so why not?”
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