Jose Mourinho is reportedly on the verge of returning to football, potentially as the sporting director of Al-Qadisiyah in the Saudi Pro League.

This would be a significant shift for Mourinho, who has primarily been known for his managerial roles.

Mourinho’s last position was with AS Roma, where he led the team to a Europa Conference League victory before being dismissed in January. Since then, Jose Mourinho has kept a low profile regarding his future in football, despite various speculations linking him to multiple clubs.

Mourinho, now 61, has been linked with a number of jobs in the four months since his dismissal at Roma – including a shock return to Old Trafford. However, nothing concrete has come out from those links.

Mourinho has remained tight-lipped over his future, despite the speculations.

He told The Telegraph last month: “The only thing I want is that the targets and the objectives have to be established by everyone in a fair way.

“I cannot go to a club where, because of my history, the objective is to win the title. No.

“The only thing I want is that it has to be fair.

“Do you think if I was at a big Premier League club and we were sixth, seventh, eighth, in the table, I still have a job?

“What I am saying is people [should] look at me the way they look at others.

“What is important for me is if the club has objectives and for me to be able to say I am ready to fight for these.

“I don’t want to say realistic, but [at least] semi-realistic.

“Because when I went to Roma nobody was dreaming about European Cup finals and we did it.

“It’s not possible I go to a club almost relegated and the objective is to win the Champions League. It’s good but it is not fair.”