It would be a BIG risk and I agree with all the points you highlight.
Personally I dont think he would even consider us (even if we might have some cash).
If he did (big if) I think it would be an interesting prospect and a whole new type of challenge for him - we dont exactly fit the mould of where he usualy goes. So I think even he would get that, and would have to adapt his style/approach in order to be able to realise any success with us.
I also wonder if the bigger clubs that he usually bails out are now wise to his short term stays at places and it is that sort of angle to him that is cooling the likes of the talk of Man U or other big hitters.
The slight concern at the back of the mind is that he needs to take on a project like us to prove that there is more to him than the usual short term at established big club entry on the CV.
Interesting times ahead!
Funny thing about him is, actually going to a club with good players who aren't superstar types with ego's to match may actually give him a smoother ride away from any internal strife at the club with senior/ego players, same as would working with very talented younger players, he talked about a long term project and the Chelsea job i think he wanted to be in it for the long haul - now that didn't pan out - he could be tempted to take on a real project - but one that smart football people will realise has amazing potential attached to it.
Doubt it like, but as a career move can say 100% coming to us would do more for his reputation than say moving to United or PSG and the same old thing happening, we'd give him a chance to do a porto version 2 and any sucess with us would cement/guarantee his reputation as one of the greatest of all time, all depends how much fight the bloke has and if he feels like taking a calculated but intelligent gamble
Barkley, Stones, Lukaku, Funes Mori, Besic, Baines, Coleman, Deulofeu, McCarthy - that is a very very strong core of players to inherit for any manager and most would love the chance to work with them
Give him 100m on top of any players sales he wants to move on and we would have a frigteningly powerful team at the start of the season
As for those wh slate him for not giving young players a chance, fair enough - he has made mistakes no doubt about it, partly due to having to almost have instant success due to the clubs he has managed not being ones to give any time at all to a manager, the likes of De Bruyne and Lukaku werent good enough when he let them leave to start for chelsea, are they now - ofc they are - but both vastly improved from the two years in between leaving and now.
Also Varane, Robben, Hazzard all show that if your good enough at the time then he will play them, the likes of Barkley, Stones, Lukaku would all start for him for example and Deulofeu could actually become so much better with a coach who instills workrate and stamina into him
