Revealed: How Mourinho secured his son Fulham trial

Chelsea's west London rivals are set to offer
the 13-year-old goalkeeper student terms but
must get international clearance before they
can sign him to their youth set-up

By Wayne Veysey

Jose Mourinho 's teenage son is currently on
trial at Fulham but only after a personal
intervention from his famous father.
Mourinho approached the academy of
Chelsea's west London rivals earlier this
summer about giving an opportunity to his 13-
year-old son Jose junior.
Sources say Mourinho chose Fulham because
he wanted his son close to the family home in
London while avoiding accusations of nepotism
had he joined the youth set-up at Chelsea.
Mourinho's son had previously been playing
for Real Madrid's Canillas team while his father
was manager at the Bernabeu.
Goal understands that Fulham have been so
impressed by the teenage goalkeeper that they
have decided to offer him student terms when
his five-week trial imminently expires, which
will entail three training sessions during the
week and a weekend match.
However, the Craven Cottage club must wait
for international clearance from Fifa before
signing up the Portuguese schoolboy.
Under Fifa rules, clubs must provide evidence
to the world governing body that a youngster
from overseas is recruited for 'non footballing
reasons'.
Sources say Fulham are confident of clearing
this red-tape hurdle as Jose junior has moved
to England solely because of his famous
father's job.
But it is likely to be months before the
youngster is formally given the green light by
Fifa due to bureaucratic reasons.