AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho admits he turned down an offer from Al-Hilal.

Mourinho also insists he's not to blame for Roma's current problems.

He said, "I don't read the papers, listen to the radio or watch the TV but I have friends, I have players, I have assistants, I have people who, even if I don't want to know, inform me of things. I won't accept it.

"Because it's not true. I'm not the problem.

"In football, and in life too, there are multiple factors. It's the same when you win: you can't say one person is responsible for it. We all are.

"Lots of little things are at play in a football club, a business, a political structure, an educational structure, and I know because I've worked in one. It's always multiple factors."

Mourinho also said: "Three months ago the idea of me leaving was seen almost as a tragedy.

"During the holidays, I received the biggest and craziest offer a coach has ever received in the history of football.

"And I turned it down. I did so because I'd given my word to my players, I'd given my word to the fans and I'd given my word to the club owner.

"Three months later, it seems like I'm the problem. I can't accept that."

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano later reported the club in question was Al-Hilal, which offered Mourinho €30m-a-year to leave.