Mourinho signs pre-contract agreement with Manchester United - report
Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:20:am Sports
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Jos Mourinho has reportedly signed a pre-contract agreement to join Manchester United, with the former Chelsea manager due up to 15m in compensation if he is not appointed by the club by 1 June.
The 53 years old coach, left Chelsea in December after a disastrous start to the season. Since then, he has been persistently linked with the job at United, which is currently held by his long-time friend Louis van Gaal.
According to the Spanish newspaper El País on Saturday night, a source from his agent Jorge Mendes's company Gestifute has now confirmed the Mourinho has already signed an agreement to move to Old Trafford last month, although United still reserve the right to change their mind.
"If United do not sign the final contract [with Mourinho] before 1 May, they must pay 5m; if by 1 June he's still not signed, they shall pay another 10m," read the report. "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.".
What's more, the report claimed the clause has been included in the pre-contract because senior officials at United, such as Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Alex Ferguson, are still not sure if Mourinho is the right man to take the club forward. It is said, too, that Real Madrid are interesting in rehiring Mourinho as a replacement for Zinedine Zidane at the Bernabeu.
The 53 years old coach, left Chelsea in December after a disastrous start to the season. Since then, he has been persistently linked with the job at United, which is currently held by his long-time friend Louis van Gaal.
According to the Spanish newspaper El País on Saturday night, a source from his agent Jorge Mendes's company Gestifute has now confirmed the Mourinho has already signed an agreement to move to Old Trafford last month, although United still reserve the right to change their mind.
"If United do not sign the final contract [with Mourinho] before 1 May, they must pay 5m; if by 1 June he's still not signed, they shall pay another 10m," read the report. "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.".
What's more, the report claimed the clause has been included in the pre-contract because senior officials at United, such as Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Alex Ferguson, are still not sure if Mourinho is the right man to take the club forward. It is said, too, that Real Madrid are interesting in rehiring Mourinho as a replacement for Zinedine Zidane at the Bernabeu.
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