Jose Mourinho will be coaching AS Roma as from July, the club announced today.
Earlier, Italian media had reported that current manager Fonseca will not remain at the helm after the end of the season.
Mourinho coached Tottenham in the ERnglish Premier League before he was sacked a few weeks ago.
He returns to Italy after leading Inter to win the Champions League, Italian Serie A and Coppa Italia in 2010.
Mourinho has also coached Chelsea, Real Madrid, Porto and Manchester United.