Roma sporting director Tiago Pinto has heaped praise on Jose Mourinho for his impact on the club and the city.
Mourinho led Roma to a first ever European trophy last season when winning the Conference League.
Pinto told the Mirror: "It was a big achievement for the club to convince Mourinho to accept Roma's offer.
"Again, we worked hard – the ownership and myself - trying to persuade him that this was the right project for him. Besides the results, the Conference League we won, the progress made by the players, it is a great pride for us to see that he is a Romanista today."
Pinto continued: "He fully embraced the values of the club and the city and he is the best ambassador of AS Roma in the world today. When a coach reaches that level of empathy with the city and the fans, it means you did a good job."