Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho, has revealed that he agreed to become Manchester United manager in 2013 before changing his mind and returning to Chelsea instead.
Mourinho said he had accepted the opportunity to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson after leaving Real Madrid, but ultimately chose to follow his heart and return to Stamford Bridge.
“When I left Real Madrid, I signed to go to Manchester United after Sir Alex,” Mourinho said in a new Netflix documentary series about his career as reported by BBC Sport on Monday.
Ferguson confirmed that Mourinho had been offered the job and initially appeared ready to accept it.
“I sat him down and explained the situation,” Ferguson said. “As far as I was concerned, he was accepting. And then, within hours, it changed.”
Mourinho explained that he felt unable to turn down Chelsea, where he had previously won two Premier League titles.
“One night, he
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