With PSG being bounced out of UEFA Champions League by Manchester City this week, Blanc’s seat has reportedly warmed.
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PSG boss Laurent Blanc’s future was cast into doubt following his side’s Champions League exit, according to reports in France.
Reports surfaced yesterday saying Jose Mourinho told his friends he will become Manchester United manager in the summer.
UNITED face a fight to land Jose Mourinho after PSG entered the race to land the Special One.
Ducker added that Paris Saint-Germain striker Ibrahimovic “has admitted he would happily play under Mourinho at United” and is out of contract with the Ligue 1 giants at the end of the season.
PSG wrapped up the domestic league in mid-March but their domination in the did not carry into Europe’s elite competition as the French champions came crashing out of the quarter-finals for the fourth year in a row.
According to Sky Sports, Mourinho considers PSG, who have invested heavily since getting Qatari owners in 2012, an option for his return to management.
The Argentinean global has enjoyed a superb season in Italy that’s seen him score 32 goals in just 38 games in all competitions for the Serie A outfit and United could certainly do with that kind of threat in front of goal.
United have struggled this season, and it remains unlikely that they will secure Champions League football next season. For Mourinho to reject negotiations with another club would be a particularly clear sign of his desire to go to Manchester United.
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Meanwhile, United are known admirers of John Stones, who Mourinho unsuccessfully tried to bring to Chelsea from Everton last summer.
