Jose
Mourinho was paid a staggering £4million by Manchester United not to
take a job elsewhere while they decided the
future of Louis van Gaal.
An
agreement was reached midway through the season to give United the
option of bringing him in if Louis van Gaal failed to meet their
targets.
Sportsmail can
also reveal that Mourinho refused to accept a 'behavioural clause' in
his five-year, £75m deal despite concerns among the United hierarchy
over his eccentric touchline behaviour.
Jose Mourinho has been on the Manchester United payroll for months, and will be given £200million to spend
The former Chelsea boss is understood to have been paid £4m to stop him joining rival clubs this season
Louis van Gaal (centre right) will be sacked by Manchester United and replaced by former colleague Mourinho
The
53-year-old was fined £229,900 and received two stadium bans during his
two spells at Chelsea and United are desperate to avoid the negative
publicity those incidents generated.
However,
Mourinho refused to agree during negotiations in January, highlighting
his strong bargaining position as United's season unravelled. Unlike
Manchester City's pre-contract deal with Pep Guardiola, the unique
arrangement with Mourinho was merely to ensure he would be available if
required.
Had
Van Gaal been deemed to have been a success, by whatever criteria
United laid down, he would have stayed for the last year of his
contract. The deal was first reported by Spanish newspaper El Pais in March.
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