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Jose Mourinho, AS Rome | Rui Patrício solgt til José Mourinhos Rome

The Portugal goalkeeper leaves the Premier League to play for his compatriot in Rome. And the atmosphere seems very good.


José Mourinho has already started to make a real impression on his new club Roma.

After the first days under the new coach, “Giallorossi” confirmed on Tuesday night that Mourinho’s compatriot Patrício is being brought in from Wolverhampton.

The sum Rome pays for the 33-year-old was not made public, however BBC reports that the cage keeper costs around ten million pounds. This corresponds to approximately DKK 120.7 million.

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Record holder in England

Portugal’s national team goalkeeper played almost all league games for Wolves during his three years at Molineux.

In the spring of 2020, he also set a new Premier League record for the number of league matches in the same season without setbacks. Then he had kept the zero eight times.


Patrício also won the European Championship play-off with Cristiano Ronaldo and other compatriots in 2016. In Rome, the experienced goalkeeper will wear the number 1 kit.

– Roma is a big club and a new challenge, and I am determined to help the club achieve its goals. When it comes to José Mourinho, we are talking about one of the best coaches in the world. I look forward to working with him, and will do everything I can to help the team, says Rui Patrício.

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Singing at the table

On a day eventful Rome day, where the club as well presented their new outfits, got newly hired Mourinho player group to sing their hearts out at the dinner table, reports Football Italia.

The song that was sung was of course the club anthem “Rome, Rome, Rome”

For the occasion, the players used white napkins as a replacement for the scarves fans normally wear when they sing from Curva Sud at the Olympic Stadium in the capital.

On Tuesday night, Mourinho released a video clip of the session Instagram. There you can see, among others, veteran Edin Dzeko get up on the chair while singing.

Coach profile Mourinho sums it all up in two words: “Senza parole”. Translated into Norwegian, this means that the Portuguese coach profile felt speechless, or rather was “without words”.

The 90th season of Serie A series begins on Sunday 22 August. 2021-2022 also marks the 120th anniversary of the highest level of Italian club football.

The schedule for the top football in the country, which is the brand new European champion, has not yet been confirmed. However, the schedule for Serie A is expected in a few days.

The Roma duo Leonardo Spinazzola and Bryan Cristante were also among Italy’s European Championship heroes, and important pieces in the squad that beat England for the European Championship title at Wembley.

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