Jose Mourinho's eye-watering net worth, England call and son's football dream

Jose Mourinho, a name that will forever be remembered in English football, is renowned for his three Premier League titles with Chelsea and a Europa League triumph at

These were the pinnacle of his top-flight career, despite his club stints often concluding in a stormy manner, particularly his departure from Tottenham, which happened just days before a League Cup final. Outside England, his tenure with FC Porto, , Inter and most recently Roma, followed a similar pattern of victories before ending on a bitter note.

The Portuguese maestro now finds himself leading Turkish giants Fenerbahce. As 'The Special One' prepares to face his former club, United, in the, potentially signalling the end for current manager Erik ten Hag, football.london has taken a look into Mourinho's life off the pitch.

This includes his impressive wealth, marriage to his childhood sweetheart, and a son forging their own path in football.

Healthy net worth

various managerial roles have amassed him an impressive fortune, estimated to be just over £100million, according to the Mirror. A significant portion of this wealth comes from the payouts he received upon being sacked by his employers.

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Notably, he reportedly pocketed a cool £15m from Spurs when they dismissed him in 2021. Manchester United, who are due to jet off to Istanbul this Thursday evening for a match against Mourinho's Fenerbahce, paid a significant sum for the 61-year-old's departure.

In 2015, it was revealed that Chelsea had handed Mourinho £12.5m to part ways. His annual earnings before his dismissal often surpassed £10m, accumulating an astonishing £97.6m during his tenure in English football.

However, he's currently on a more modest £8.75m-a-year contract in Turkey.

Family life and England job

After meeting his wife, Matilde Faria in Setubal, the couple recently celebrated 35 years of marriage. They exchanged vows back in 1989 and have two children: a daughter named Matilde, born in 1996, and a son named Jose Mario Jr, born in 2000.

Interestingly, Mourinho's wife played a crucial role in pursuading him from accepting the England job in 2014. During his second stint at Chelsea, he was considered as a potential successor to Steve McClaren for The Three Lions.

"My players said, 'the guys from Manchester United and call us and say to us: Tell your boss to come.' I had lots of positive things to push me," Mourinho confessed.

"My wife told me not to take it, and she was right. It was the right decision. We are talking about seven years ago... and I cannot wait two years for a big competition. I cannot be spending two years playing against Kazakhstan and San Marino."

Son's football aspirations

Mourinho's son, Jose Jr, aged 24, is carving out a path similar to his famous father, setting sights on a move from playing on the field to mastering tactics in the dugout. Having once aimed to make it as a keeper with a stint at Fulham that ended in 2017, he now has aspirations of emulating his dad's coaching footsteps.

Despite a step back from football at present, the younger Mourinho hasn't abandoned the idea of a future in management, potentially proving his father’s forecasts correct. Back when Mourinho Sr.

was at the helm of Manchester United in 2018, he gave his progeny a sampling of tactical leadership by inviting him to observe from the bench and review team performances after games. "In a period of a few bad results one day, he comes up with some analysis on my team obviously suffering because dad wasn't doing well," Mourinho divulged.

"We had lost to Watford and Manchester City, I think, and he came with the stats of the team. I showed them to my assistants, and I told them, 'be careful as one day this boy will take one of your places'.