Mourinho tells friends Man Utd job is his

Pep Guardiola’s arrival as Manchester City head coach on 1 July, in place of the discarded Manuel Pellegrini, has concentrated the need for United to have a manager of similar experience and stature in place.

As revealed by Football Insider last Friday, United have made a move for Mourinho as they prepare to make him the highest-paid manager in the world.

On the other hand I think that United under Jose would also struggle to break down defensive sides themselves and would not necessarily be able to succeed in the Premier League any more than van Gaal has.

Within the space of four days they have snowballed from reports that Mourinho’s representatives met with United to multiple claims the deal is done, and now Di Marzio has thrown his hat into the mix.

Mata is also a popular figure at Old Trafford, and any decision to sell him wouldn’t help ingratiate Mourinho with some of United’s supporters.

However, today it seems that El Confidencial have stole a march on their competitors once again as the broadsheet have managed to get their hands on details of Jose Mourinho’s impending contract to take over at Manchester United. Mourinho and Guardiola shared a fierce rivalry during their time in Spain, as Real Madrid and Barcelona managers respectively, and the former is keen to reignite that feud in Manchester.

Embattled Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal suffered a fresh blow on Monday when the English Premier League club’s share price dipped to its lowest level in more than three years.

“From when I left, I knew it would be hard”, the former defender told NDTV.

After Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea, the 64-year-old Dutchman criticised a journalist for broaching the subject, asking: “Why do the club have to deny it when you are creating stories? Because of that, I think he will be able to make those players play to their ability and put the club back where they belong”. Maybe I can announce that.