Reports from Spain claim that Jose Mourinho has signed a pre-contract agreement at Manchester United ahead of a summer move to replace Louisvan Gaal as the club's manager.
The 53-year-old has been linked with a move to replace Van Gaal at Old Trafford since he was sacked by Chelsea in December, and recently confirmed that he wanted to be in place at a new club by the summer, saying: "The reality is that I want to work and normally July, mid-July, new pre-season starts and somewhere I want to be there.
”Now, a report from El País in Spain claims that Gestifute, the company of Mourinho's agent Jorge Mendes, has confirmed that the Portuguese manager signed an agreement last month to take him to Old Trafford. However, there is room in the deal for United to back out if they change their minds.
Recent reports have suggested that the club's stance on Van Gaal's continued employment is softening, with Ed Woodward and Van Gaal reportedly already beginning to map out the club's transfer plans for the summer window.
However, the Spanish report says: “If United do not sign the final contract (with Mourinho) before May 1st, they must pay £5m; If by June 1st he’s stillnot signed, they shall pay another £10m. May is the key, because it’s the month in which the vast majority of the signings of players are closed and the plans formed.
”They claim that the get-out for United has been introduced due to the concerns of senior club figures including Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton, who are said to have viewed Mourinho's antics at Chelsea with some distaste.
The 53-year-old has been linked with a move to replace Van Gaal at Old Trafford since he was sacked by Chelsea in December, and recently confirmed that he wanted to be in place at a new club by the summer, saying: "The reality is that I want to work and normally July, mid-July, new pre-season starts and somewhere I want to be there.
”Now, a report from El País in Spain claims that Gestifute, the company of Mourinho's agent Jorge Mendes, has confirmed that the Portuguese manager signed an agreement last month to take him to Old Trafford. However, there is room in the deal for United to back out if they change their minds.
Recent reports have suggested that the club's stance on Van Gaal's continued employment is softening, with Ed Woodward and Van Gaal reportedly already beginning to map out the club's transfer plans for the summer window.
However, the Spanish report says: “If United do not sign the final contract (with Mourinho) before May 1st, they must pay £5m; If by June 1st he’s stillnot signed, they shall pay another £10m. May is the key, because it’s the month in which the vast majority of the signings of players are closed and the plans formed.
”They claim that the get-out for United has been introduced due to the concerns of senior club figures including Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton, who are said to have viewed Mourinho's antics at Chelsea with some distaste.
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