Man United to offer Mourinho three-year deal

Manchester United have offered Jose Mourinho a three-year contract worth £48million, Football Insider sources understand.

The Premier League giants are confident of reaching an agreement this month with Mourinho to be their new manager.

Preliminary talks have already taken place between United and Mourinho’s camp as the possibility grows that he will land the job of his dreams.

United have indicated they will hand Mourinho £16million-a-year, equivalent to £308,000-a-week, in a bid to install him as their new manager at the end of the season.

United’s wretched performances under Van Gaal, as well as a string of mediocre results that have seen them drift out of the title race, has persuaded club chiefs to seriously consider Mourinho.

Read also: Mourinho resumes at Manchester United July 1

The likelihood is that Van Gaal will leave Old Trafford at the end of the season, one year before his contract expires.

Meanwhile, ex-United defender, Rio Ferdinand, believes Manchester United should appoint Ryan Giggs as manager when Louis van Gaal leaves the club.

“Short-term, Mourinho looks like a good fit. He is used to success. He is a winner, a proven winner,” Ferdinand told Goal.

“But I think for the long run, I would sway for Giggsy because he understands the philosophy of the club and knows it. I think a big part of it would be the element of youth. Young guys join Manchester United knowing that they are going to get a chance and that needs to continue. So whoever goes in, that’s a big part.

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