Jose tells the FA: Come and get me - I'm ready to be the England boss

13 April 2012

Jose Mourinho has revealed he would consider becoming the next England manager.

The ex-Chelsea boss said: "I rule nothing out" despite his previous claims the job should be given to an Englishman.

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In the frame: Klinsmann, Mourinho, Capello

Mourinho's interest will be music to the ears of England fans as the self-penned 'Special One' is clearly the 'Chosen One' in their eyes.

Nearly 50 per cent of Sportsmail Online readers have voted for him in our poll to succeed Steve McClaren who was sacked last week after failing to qualify for Euro 2008.

Mourinho, 44, made his U-turn last night when asked if he would consider taking the England job.

He told The Sun: "You will have to speak to the FA to see if they are interested in offering me the job.

"I cannot say what I think until they say they are interested. Tell the FA to come and get me. We will have to wait and see. But I rule nothing out."

His comments will be a huge boost to Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick, the man charged with pulling England out of the mire.

He has promised to take as long as necessary to land the right team manager and is believed to have put German hero Jurgen Klinsmann, ex-Real Madrid chief Fabio Capello and Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp on his shortlist.

The job is seen as virtually impossible with England having won nothing since 1966 but Mourinho, who steered Chelsea to two successive Premiership titles, insisted: "There is no such thing as an impossible job in football."

He left the West London club in September after his relationship with owner Roman Abramovich turned sour but still has a home in the capital.

An internet petition set up to persuade Mourinho to take the England job has received 10,000 hits in just 48 hours.

John Sewell, founder of www.mourinhoforengland.co.uk, said: "his is our way of showing Jose how desperate the fans are for him to take over.

"When we reach 100,000 supporters we will take one petition to Brian Barwick and one to Jose himself."