Former Chelsea and Porto manager Andre Villas-Boas is reportedly close to becoming the new coach of Italian side Roma.

The Serie A outfit are believed to be seeking a new boss after Luis Enrique informed them that he would be leaving the Stadio Olimpico at the end of the season.

Enrique is said to have been frustrated by his failure to win over the club's supporters and local media during his one-year stint in Rome.

Meetings between Roma's general manager Franco Baldini and Villas-Boas have taken place in London, with an agreement on terms near, according to Goal.com.

Villas-Boas has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea in March of this year.