Mourinho is also touted to take over Louis Van Gaal at Manchester United following the Dutchman’s swirling second-season in charge.
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Al-Khelaifi has grown frustrated at a lack of progress in Europe under current coach Laurent Blanc.
Sky Sports claim Mourinho’s preference is to wait until the end of the season and monitor developments at Old Trafford, rather than replace Blanc in Paris.
It is said the French giants made the approach immediately after their Champions League exit at Manchester City last week.
Al-Khelaifi is reported to be an old friend of the former Chelsea boss, with their relationship extending back before the time when the 42-year-old Qatari took over the club in the French capital in October 2011.
As revealed by Football Insider last month, Mourinho is understood to have signed a pre-contract agreement with United that is set to make him the highest paid manager in the world.
There has been another link between PSG and Mourinho, however, as the Portuguese has expressed approval towards the idea of United signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer in the summer. “I am always linked with jobs and in the summer I will have a job, but in this moment I can promise you I do not have a contract with any club”, he said.
Serial victor Mourinho, who has been out of work since being sacked by champions Chelsea in December, is ready to succeed Van Gaal and fulfil his long-held ambition of managing United.
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Reports of his arrival at Old Trafford have gathered pace recently, with German publication Bild even claiming that the Special One has already put pen-to-paper on a three-year deal with the club.
