announce on their website that they have sign Portuguese coach and ex Chelsea manager José Mourinho on a three year contract with an option to stay at the club until at least 2020.
The deal was struck Thursday evening when when Mourinho puts pen to paper according to Skysports news after personal terms was agreed by both parties.
The 53-year old who has managed clubs at
the top level of European football for over ten years and counting
has won over twenty two trophies including league titles and cups. Mourinho has coached in Countries such as Portugal, England,
Italy and Spain and has won the UEFA Champions League twice –
in 2004 with FC Porto and in 2010 with Inter Milan.
"I’d like to take this opportunity
to welcome him to Manchester United. His track record of success is
ideal to take the club forward." said United Executive Vice Chairman Ed Woodward.
Ed Woodward said: "José is quite simply the best manager
in the game today. He has won trophies and inspired players in countries
across Europe and, of course, he knows the Premier League very well,
having won three titles here.
José Mourinho said: "To become
Manchester United manager is a special honour in the game. It is a club
known and admired throughout the world. There is a mystique and a
romance about it which no other club can match.
"I have always
felt an affinity with Old Trafford; it has hosted some important
memories for me in my career and I have always enjoyed a rapport with
the United fans. I’m looking forward to being their manager and enjoying
their magnificent support in the coming years."
Mourinho will replace axed coach Louis van Gaal with immediate effect.
Send your live reaction on Twitter with the hashtag #WelcomeJose
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