Could Jose Mourinho snub Chelsea and take over at Manchester United?
Early this evening on BBC Radio 5 Live, Alan Green raised the possibility that Jose Mourinho to Chelsea was not quite as done and dusted as people appeared to think.
He suggested that with Sir Alex Ferguson’s planned hip operation, which could cause him to miss the pre-season tour and start of next season, he could in fact walk away.
This would lead to Jose Mourinho taking over, having deluded everybody that he would be moving to Chelsea, choosing Old Trafford instead.
All very interesting, but just a theory after all.
So is the ultimate con job on?
Have Ferguson and Mourinho tricked the world, and is an announcement imminent?
The pair are of course great pals, who would both love nothing more than getting one over on the football and news media.
The problem is the stories linking Mourinho to Chelsea have been strung so far out that surely the self-proclaimed ‘Special One’ would not want to hurt the Chelsea fans he shares a bond with so deeply, would he?
Mourinho and Ferguson saw their sides meet in the Champions League earlier this season, with Madrid victorious, and the two managers were said to have met up in a hotel prior to the game for ‘tea’. Could this plot have been the subject of their discussion?
Even last week Fergie commented on the excitement of Mourinho potentially returning to the Premier League, with it suggested he would move to Chelsea. Was he just helping pull the wool over everybody’s eyes?
The Times has tonight reported that talks between Mourinho and Chelsea have now ‘stalled’, so has the pendulum swung in United’s favour?
It’s all speculative, but Mourinho is surely a more attractive proposition for United fans than David Moyes, who has been strongly linked this week.
With the rumour surrounding Ferguson escalating, there is a very real propostion that one of the pair could be in charge at Old Trafford next season.
United fans who do you want if Ferguson retires?
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