By Bimbo Ogunnaike with agency report
Former Chelsea and Manchester United coach, Jose Mourinho, is said to be regular contact with Borussia Dortmund and is even learning German, ahead of a move to the Westfalenstadion.
Mourinho has not had a managerial job, since he was unceremoniously booted out of Manchester United job in December 2018.
The Portuguese born coach, presently working as a pundit with Sky Sports, is said to be nursing the ambition to return to management again and Dortmund seems to be his next destination.
The job of current Dortmund boss, Lucian Favre, is not under treat but his tutored players have made an inconsistent start in the ongoing season and top management of the club are looking at the long-term plan.
The chance to challenge Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga dominance for the past seven seasons something which could be of interest to Mourinho.
However, he would be forced to take a significant drop in wages, from the £24million-a-year he pocketed at United.