Manchester United representatives have spoken to Jose
Mourinho's camp about the possibility of becoming the club's next manager,
sources from both sides have told ESPN FC, with current boss Louis van Gaal on
the brink of the sack.
United suffered a third consecutive defeat on Saturday, losing 2-1 to Norwich City at home in another
insipid display, and sources told ESPN FC that the growing feeling among the
hierarchy is that it is time to replace Van Gaal.
That would pave the way for Mourinho to get the job he has coveted for years,
and ESPN FC has been told his representatives approached United within 24 hours
of the Portuguese losing his job at Chelsea on Thursday,
with that contact continuing over the weekend.
Sources indicated that Mourinho is fully ready and
willing to take the role -- and said privately this week that it would be
impossible to turn down -- and that United are "very, very tempted"
by the prospect.
His appointment at Old Trafford is still a long way from
certain, however.
ESPN FC was told in
2013 that Sir Bobby Charlton, who has worked as a director at United for over
30 years, had such strong concerns over Mourinho's conduct that he was ruled
out of the running to replace Sir Alex Ferguson, and sources say
there are still some within the Old Trafford hierarchy who are stridently
opposed to the 52-year-old's appointment.
The sources said their influence is waning, though, and
that some who were against Mourinho before have now changed their opinions.
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