Reports claim that Manchester United and Jose Mourinho have agreed a deal in principle for the Portuguese manager to take over from Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford.
The three-year deal is reported to be worth around £15m per year, a sum which is said to rival Pep Guardiola's Manchester City salary in the same way that United chiefs are hoping Mourinho can match his counterpart on the pitch.
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The Mirror claim that the club have agreed personal terms with Mourinho, and have agreed to try and bring in Atletico Madrid sporting director Andrea Berta, who is said to be a friend of Mourinho's agent Jorge Mendes.
Making appointments of people close to Mendes hasn't always worked out for Mourinho in the past, with Chelsea flop Radamel Falcao a notable client of the Portuguese 'super-agent'.
Berta's appointment would see transfer activity taken out of the hands of Ed Woodward, who has become a much-mocked figure among a number of United fans for his perceived incompetence in the transfer market - although appointing the close friend of an agent like Mendes may not inspire much more confidence.
The club's
performances on the pitch have disappointed so far this season,
dropping off after some good results at the start of the campaign to lie
in fifth place - six points behind Manchester City in the Premier
League's final Champions League spot.
Van
Gaal's Champions League campaigns was no more successful, seeing the
team drop out of the competition and into the Europa League without even
getting through the group stage, their chances ended by defeat to
Wolfsburg.
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