Manchester United to open contract talks with Jose Mourinho in November half way through current deal
MANCHESTER UNITED will reportedly approach Jose Mourinho in November over extending his contract.
The Special One penned a three-year deal last summer and will be half way through it in two months.
And the Telegraph claim United chiefs want to begin talks over a new deal to stop Mourinho going into the final year with uncertainty over his future.
The Premier League leaders want to start negotiations before Christmas with the view of tying up the agreement by next summer.
No manager at Old Trafford has lasted over two years since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson.
David Moyes was axed just ten months into taking the reigns at the Theatre of Dreams while Louis Van Gaal was let go two years after joining.
A deal would hinge on how successful United are this season with the team going for silverware on four fronts this season.
They currently sit at the summit of the table and will compete in the Champions League, Fa Cup and Carabao Cup.
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He said: “I don’t need a new contract to work to my limits.
“I don’t have a problem to arrive at the end of my contract and be free to decide what I want to do and the club free to decide what they want to do.
“In the past I always wanted to coach in different places. When I came to Chelsea in 2004 I never thought to stay for 20 years. Never.
“When I went to Italy I always had in mind I had to go to Spain.
“If in this moment now you ask me can I go to France or to Germany, I say, ‘Why not? Why not?’.
“But I’m in a different moment in my career now.
“I always had Spain and Italy [as places where he hoped to manage], but England is my passion and at this moment I can say I would like to stay many years.”
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