Jose Mourinho 'going to Manchester United', Inter director Bedy Moratti claims
ByFootballItalia
Updated 20/02/2016 at 17:38 GMT
Inter director Bedy Moratti has let slip that Jose Mourinho is on course to manage Manchester United.
Former Chelsea manager José Mourinho (R) and assistant Rui Faria
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The sister of former Inter president Massimo Moratti spoke to calciomercato.com as she left a lunch meeting with Mourinho and her family.
“He’s missed as a person, but right now he’s happy, he’s going to Manchester," she told the press.
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Bedy Moratti
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Mourinho is in Milan after being invited by Moratti to cheer on Inter against Sampdoria and will be in the stands with former striker Ronaldo after flying in earlier on Saturday.
Mourinho is tipped to take over from Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford after being dismissed by Chelsea. Reports in the English press on Saturday morning suggested that some United players had lost confidence in Van Gaal and wanted Mourinho to be the new manager.
Van Gaal is at his lowest ebb as United boss following the shock 2-1 defeat to Midtjylland in the Europa League, which followed last weekend's defeat to Sunderland in the Premier League.
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Daily Telegraph reporter Sam Wallace was quick off the mark as he explained how close to proceedings Bedy Moratti was.
It is understood that while she did speak to Mourinho briefly she was only in the room for the dessert course and made a joke to the former Chelsea manager wishing him good luck in Manchester – which he laughed at. Her version of the conversation as conveyed to reporters was rather different to the one recalled by Mourinho, Telegraph Sport understands.
Importantly, Wallace also insists that Mourinho has still not been formally approached by United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, who has been castigated by fans for his refusal to sack Van Gaal despite the club's desperately poor season. Wallace adds:
The Chelsea manager continues to be linked with the United job but as of Saturday no meaningful contact had been made by Ed Woodward, the club chief executive, with Mourinho’s camp. Mourinho is determined that he is not seen to be pitching for the job or making life difficult for his former boss Louis van Gaal whose team face Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup tomorrow.
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