Former AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho has the named one the player he would love to have the honour of coaching one day.
The Portuguese tactician is currently a free agent after parting ways with the Rome outfit last month in his third season with the club.
Mourinho has managed some great players during his time with Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Manchester United.
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"An example is Messi, he doesn't need to be coached. Who can say 'I was Messi's coach," Mourinho said in an interview with football influencer Ohm on YouTube.
"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."
"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."
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