 However, the team did not make the progress expected by the board in European competitions and Robson was informed he would be leaving the club at the end of the 1991–92 season.Robson moved to Sporting CP in July 1992, where his Portuguese interpreter was a young José Mourinho, future Porto, Chelsea, Internazionale, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur manager.Robson guided the club to a third-place finish in his first season in charge while admitting the club was in "a terrible state".