4 Players who Reunited with Jose Mourinho at AS Roma

Jose Mourinho will train AS Roma in the 2021-2022 season. The Special One will replace Paulo Fonseca who will leave at the end of the season.

Mourinho was fired by Tottenham some time ago. It didn't take long for him to be unemployed, the Portuguese man was immediately announced as Roma's new tactician.

Mourinho has agreed a three-year contract with the Giallorossi. Thus, Mourinho will be at the Olimpico until at least 30 June 2024.

At the club in the Italian capital, Mourinho will apparently reunite with a number of his former players. They have felt Mourinho's cold hands at the club before.

Who are the AS Roma players that Mourinho has coached? Here is the list.

Players who Reunited with Jose Mourinho at AS Roma

1. Davide Santon

Jose Mourinho is a man who contributed greatly to Davide Santon's career. Mourinho gave Santon his debut in the Inter Milan senior team when he was 18 years old.

Santon worked with Mourinho for two seasons in the 2008-2010 period. He played 35 games in all competitions with Mourinho.

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During his time at Inter, Santon tasted the sweetness of the treble winner with Mourinho. Apart from that, he also won the Italian Super Cup.

2. Pedro Rodriguez

Pedro Rodriguez joined Chelsea from Barcelona in 2015. At that time, the Blues were led by Jose Mourinho.

Pedro immediately became Mourinho's mainstay at Stamford Bridge. However, Chelsea's performance under The Special One that season was quite bad.

Mourinho was fired by Chelsea in the middle of the 2015-2016 season. Pedro appeared 17 times, scoring two goals and three assists with Mourinho.

3. Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Jose Mourinho brought Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Borussia Dortmund in 2016. The Armenian attacking midfielder was bailed out for a fee of up to 42 million euros.

Mkhitaryan performed quite well in his first season at Old Trafford. He managed to deliver the Red Devils to the League Cup and Europa League titles.

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Mkhitaryan's performance seemed to decline in his second season. The 32-year-old player was exchanged for Alexis Sanchez in January 2018.

4. Chris Smalling

Chris Smalling teamed up with Jose Mourinho at Manchester United. The British defender is Mourinho's mainstay at the heart of the Red Devils' defense.

Smalling's collaboration with Mourinho succeeded in producing a title. They won the League Cup and Europa League at Old Trafford.

Smalling made 100 appearances in all competitions with Mourinho. Of that total, he scored seven goals and two assists.

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Starting XI of Chelsea in the 2012 Champions League Final

Chelsea finally confirmed themselves to the Champions League final. Certainty was obtained after they got rid of Real Madrid with an aggregate score of 3-1.

In the second leg of the semifinals, Thursday (06/05/2021), the Blues successfully beat Real Madrid. They won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea opened the scoring through Timo Werner in the 32nd minute. Meanwhile Mason Mount increased the lead of the Blues in the 87th minute.

Two Chelsea goals were scored by Timo Werner and Mason Mount. These results made the Blues advance to the final and will face Manchester City in the top party.

Chelsea last appeared in the Champions League final in 2012. At that time, the Blues managed to become champions by beating Bayern Munich.

Chelsea beat the Bundesliga giants on penalties. The match took place at Bayern headquarters, the Allianz Arena.

Here is the starting XI that Chelsea sent in the Champions League final.

Starting XI of Chelsea Champions League 2012 Final

1. Goalkeepers: Petr Cech

Petr Cech was Chelsea's main goalkeeper at that time. He has been playing for the Blues since 2004 after being signed from Rennes.

Cech is still strengthening Chelsea after the Champions League final. However, he then left the Blues in 2015 with a move to Arsenal.

2. Left Back: Ashley Cole

Ashley Cole played for Chelsea for eight years. He decided to leave Arsenal and came to Stamford Bridge because he wanted to win the title.

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With Chelsea, Cole managed to appear in the Champions League final twice. However, he was only able to win the 2012 final.

3. Center-back: David Luiz

David Luiz joined Chelsea in 2011. In the following season, the Brazilian center-back managed to lift the Champions League trophy with the Blues.

Luiz left for PSG and finally returned to Stamford Bridge in 2016. The 34-year-old is currently defending rival club Arsenal.

4. Center-back: Gary Cahill

Gary Cahill came to Chelsea in January 2012 after being signed from Bolton Wanderers. Six months later, Cahill won the Champions League trophy with his new club.

Cahill played for Chelsea until 2019. The England defender then continued his career with Crystal Palace.

5. Right Back: Jose Bosingwa

The 2011-2012 season was Jose Bosingwa's last season with Chelsea. However, the Portuguese player ended his four years together with the Blues with the Champions League trophy.

QPR is the port of Bosingwa's next career. The former Porto player played there for one season before moving to Turkey with Trabzonspor.

6. Midfilders: John Obi Mikel

John Obi Mikel is one of the players who played for Chelsea for a long time. He played for the Blues from 2006 to January 2017.

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Mikel won many titles during his time at Chelsea. After being left out of Antonio Conte's plans, Mikel continued his career at the Chinese club with Tianjin TEDA.

7. Midfilders: Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard is a Chelsea legend. During 13 seasons at the club, he managed to deliver the Blues to many titles including the 2012 Champions League.

After retiring from the gridiron, Lampard had returned to Stamford Bridge as a coach. However, he was replaced by Thomas Tuchel earlier this year after a string of poor results for the club.

8. Left Winger: Ryan Bertrand

Ryan Bertrand graduated from the Chelsea academy and was promoted to the main squad in 2006. Despite the difficulty of getting the chance to play regularly, he is believed to be a starter in the 2012 Champions League final.

During his time at Chelsea, Bertrand was often loaned out to a number of clubs such as Bournemouth, Norwich City, Aston Villa and Southampton. He finally moved permanently to St Mary's Stadium in 2015.

9. Attacking Midfielder: Juan Mata

Juan Mata has had a very successful career with Chelsea. After winning the Champions League, the Spanish player won the Europa League title.

However, Mata had to leave Chelsea in January 2014 and joined Manchester United. Rarely playing under the direction of Jose Mourinho, Mata made the decision to move to Old Trafford.

10. Right Winger: Salomon Kalou

Salomon Kalou joined Chelsea in 2006 after signing from Dutch club Feyenoord. Six seasons at Stamford Bridge, Kalou won eight titles.

After the 2012 Champions League final, Kalou left Chelsea and continued his career with Lille. Now the Ivory Coast player is still actively playing and has been playing for Botafogo since the beginning of this season.

11. Striker Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba is one of the best attackers and players Chelsea have ever had. Since coming to Stamford Bridge in 2004, he has succeeded in bringing the Blues to glory.

Apart from the Champions League, Drogba also won four Premier League titles with Chelsea. In two periods with the Blues, Drogba scored 164 goals in 381 matches.

12. Coach: Roberto Di Matteo

Chelsea won the Champions League in 2012 under Roberto Di Matteo. He was appointed coach of the Blues on March 4, 2012 to replace the sacked Andres Villas Boas.

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Di Matteo still handled Chelsea the following season. However, the Italian was sacked on 21 November 2012 after a string of poor results for the club.

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Top 5 Goalkeepers who have the Potential to Move Clubs in Summer

 The role of the goalkeeper cannot be underestimated in a football match. They are the last person to keep the goal from opposing players' attacks.

This is what makes the role of the goalkeeper so vital. A good goalkeeper can keep a team from conceding so that they have a big chance of winning the game.

Therefore, every club is competing to have the best quality goalkeeper. As a result, the price of quality goalkeepers in recent years has also soared.

Ahead of this year's summer transfer market, there are a number of goalkeepers whose futures are being questioned. They can change clubs next season.

Here are the top five goalkeepers who have the potential to move clubs in the summer of 2021.

Goalkeepers who have the Potential to Move Clubs in Summer

1. David de Gea

David de Gea is Manchester United's main goalkeeper. The Spanish goalkeeper has strengthened the Red Devils since 2011.

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However, De Gea's future at Old Trafford is starting to doubt. He was widely rumored to be leaving Manchester United in the summer.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is now starting to entrust Dean Henderson in the MU goal. This season De Gea has played 32 matches in all competitions.

2. Head to Arrizabalaga

Kepa Arrizabalaga was brought in by Chelsea from La Liga club Athletic Bilbao in the 2018-2019 season. The London club poured out 80 million euros in funds to get Kepa.

The transfer value of that size makes Kepa the most expensive goalkeeper in the world. However, Kepa's appearance at Stamford Bridge so far does not match the high price because he often makes mistakes.

Kepa is now out onto the Chelsea bench following the arrival of Edouard Mendy. He has reportedly wanted to leave the club in the summer and has been linked with a number of Spanish clubs.

3. Gianluigi Donnarumma

The future of AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has yet to find a bright spot. He has a great chance of leaving the San Siro this summer.

Donnarumma's contract with Milan will expire in June. However, until now the goalkeeper is still reluctant to sign a new contract with the Rossoneri.

Donnarumma is reportedly in demand by Juventus, Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid. The 22-year-old player can be hooked up for free if he really leaves Milan.

4.Sergio Romero

Sergio Romero joined Manchester United in 2015. He spent most of his career with the Red Devils as a back-up to David de Gea.

Romero has made 61 appearances with 39 clean sheets and conceded just 27 goals in all competitions. However, he hasn't played even once this season.

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Romero will leave Old Trafford in the transfer market next summer. His contract at the club will expire at the end of this season.

5. Jan Oblak

Jan Oblak joined Atletico Madrid from Benfica in 2014. He has built a reputation as one of Europe's top goalkeepers.

Oblak's performances have been able to captivate many top clubs so far. Manchester United and Chelsea are reportedly very interested in the 28-year-old player.

Not long ago, Oblak admitted that he was very interested in playing in England. He could move to a Premier League club this summer.

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