What next for Jose Mourinho after Roma's Europa League final defeat?

Jose Mourinho was defeated in his first European final on Wednesday as his Roma side lost out to Europa League kings Sevilla in on penalties.

Contesting his sixth final in a Uefa competition, Mourinho could only watch as his players lost their nerve in the shoot-out, losing 4-1 on penalties after the match had finished 1-1 after extra time.

The Portuguese, 60, threw his future at the club into doubt after the match, saying his was “too tired to do the job as a trainer, as a spokesman of the club, to fight every time”.

Mourinho told reporters that questions over his future were “not important at the moment”, adding he was looking forward to going on holiday at the end of the season.

Roma are sixth in Serie A with one match remaining and cannot catch AC Milan, who finished fourth to take Italy's final Champions League berth for next season.

Mourinho had never lost a European final before Wednesday, having last year led Roma to the inaugural Europa Conference League title, becoming the first coach to win all the European trophies.

Losing was clearly a painful experience for the Portuguese manager, who handed his runners-up medal to a fan in the stand after the presentation.

“That's what I did, I don't want silver medals. I don't keep silver medals, so I gave it away,” he told Movistar.

Mourinho told ITV Italy after the game: “I’ve won five finals and I lost this one, but I’m coming back home proud again. The boys gave everything.

“We felt pressure against a team that has more talent than us. We lost a game but not dignity.

“I’ve never gone home prouder than today, even when I won. We had also worked hard on penalties but … we missed two – but all together, not only the penalty takers.”

Mourinho has been rumoured to take