It's Ridiculous! Jose Mourinho Rubbishes Claims he Wrote Six-page Letter to Manchester United
The
special one Jose Mourinho has slammed media reports suggesting he wrote
a six-page application letter asking to be made the manager of
Manchester United.
Former Chelsea Manager, Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho's camp have firmly denied claims that the former
Chelsea manager wrote a six-page letter to Manchester United stating his
case to become the club's next manager.
The Independent on Sunday claimed that former Chelsea manager
Mourinho has sent United the letter in which he outlines why he would be
a suitable fit for the position, which is currently occupied by
under-pressure Dutchman Louis van Gaal.
However Jorge Mendes, Mourinho's agent, strongly denied the existence of the letter.
“It doesn’t cross anyone’s mind that a manager such José Mourinho is writing letters to clubs, asking for a job," said Mendes in a statement. "It’s ridiculous and absolutely nonsense.”
Mourinho left Chelsea in December after a poor start to the season,
despite his team winning the Barclays Premier League in the previous
campaign.
According to the report, Mourinho explains in the letter how he
would be prepared to adapt his style of management to suit the demands
at Old Trafford, and how he would seek to overhaul the squad.
The 52-year-old Portuguese's fondness for United is well known and
he has been linked with the job before, but United chose David Moyes to
succeed Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 and Van Gaal to come in a year later.
As well as two spells at Chelsea, Mourinho has previously bossed
Porto, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. After he departed Chelsea before
Christmas, Blues coach Steve Holland predicted Mourinho would want to
soon be back involved in the game at the highest level.
"He's a guy who needs and wants football," said Holland. "There will be clubs and big clubs who will want him.
"And he's not in my opinion the sort of guy who's going to
spend six, seven, eight months sitting at home doing nothing in
particular."
Pressure mounted on Van Gaal after United's 1-0 defeat to
Southampton on Saturday, which left the Red Devils five points adrift of
fourth-placed Tottenham.
Source: The Telegraph UK
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