Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted it would be an honour to coach Argentina legend Lionel Messi.

In an interview with football influencer Ohm on YouTube, ‘the Special One’ admitted that he wished he could have worked with Messi.

When asked which player he would have loved to coach, Mourinho responded: “An example is Messi, he doesn’t need to be coached. Who can say ‘I was Messi’s coach.’

“It seems absurd to me, because he knows everything and was born with everything. Maybe he can teach you things.

“It would only be to say that I had the honour of having him in the team. Then there are a lot of players.”

He went on to add: “To stay on the subject of Roma, I would have liked [Daniele] De Rossi at Inter and Real Madrid, but it wasn’t possible.

“I also wanted [Francesco] Totti at Inter, despite his age, and it wasn’t possible. They’re always players you want to coach in your career.”