Is Porto's Andre Villas Boas Headed to Serie A or Premier League Next Season?

PORTO, PORTUGAL- Jose Mourinho’s prodigy is on the minds of the giant European club after not even completing his first entire season as head coach of Futebol Clube de Porto.

Current Porto coach Andre Villas Boas said reports linking him with a move to clubs in England or Italy were “absurd.”

British and Italian newspapers and media outlets have linked the 33-year-old coach with clubs such as Juventus, Roma, Liverpool and Chelsea.

After leading Porto triumphantly to the Portuguese League Title a few weeks ago, the Dragons find themselves in the domestic cup final and facing Villarreal in the semifinals of the Copa Europa.

“There are incredible stories. Supposedly I said no to Roma because I was going to Liverpool,” the coach told reporters ahead of Thursday’s Europa League semifinal first leg against Spanish side Villarreal. “It’s absurd.”

Italian sports reports from the Gazzetta dello Sport on Wednesday linked the coach with a move to Juventus, and Portuguese paper A Bola added that Juventus sent team representatives to watch Porto during the Villarreal match and convince him to leave Porto at the end of this season.

“It’s absurd to say they are coming to observe me. During the game, the coach does nothing more that walk around in a suit and run a little bit,” Villas Boas said.

With Porto almost having a treble in the works this season, Villas Boas can have his popularity doubled with the victory of more titles.

Although the Portuguese coach has done a fabulous job with the squad this season, are clubs prematurely tagging him has great because of his affiliation to Mourinho? Villas Boas has his own destiny in his hands and the right club to excel in any competition.