If there is one paper with their finger on the pulse of the Manchester football scene, it’s Diario de Noticias.
As deafening silence continues to be broadcast from Old Trafford, the Portuguese paper is the latest to reveal the details of Jose Mourinho’s supposed deal with Manchester United.
The former Chelsea boss has seemingly agreed a three-year deal worth an eye-watering €20million per season – not including a €5m bonus should he win the Premier League (which he will do in his second season before the whole thing implodes in a cloud of toxic rancour and he is sacked before seeing out the final year of his contract).
That constitutes a €3m-plus annual pay increase on what Mourinho was reportedly earning during his second spell at Stamford Bridge.
Diario de Noticias, again displaying a phenomenal knowledge of the goings on at Carrington, also suggest Mourinho would already be in situ if it wasn’t for the €12.5m pay-off that would be due to Louis van Gaal were he to be sacked before season’s end.
This is the biggest Manchester United scoop since all those Italian news outlets reported Mourinho’s move was confirmed, during Mourinho’s trip to Milan.
It really is a mystery as to where this Portuguese newspaper is getting its information on Portuguese manager Mourinho’s proposed move to United.
