Jose Mourinho must decide this week if he wants to take on the Inter Milan job.
The Sun says the ex-Chelsea boss knows he risks another year out of top-flight football if he turns down the Italians.
Mourinho's agent, Jorge Mendes, met with Inter president Massimo Moratti in Milan last Friday and a £22million four-year deal was put forward.
But the Special One, also a target of Real Madrid and Barcelona, is keen to keep his options open and would want to meet Moratti before committing.