An agreement was reached midway through the season to give United the option of bringing him in if 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.
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
As it is,
former Chelsea manager Mourinho will have £200m to spend on new players
as United, who lifted the FA Cup on Saturday, plot a route back to the
top of the English game after missing out on a top-four spot for the
second time in three seasons.
United
hope to have their transfer business completed by the end of Euro 2016
to ensure their manager has his squad in place when they return to
training.
The
club wanted to keep the agreement with Mourinho secret from Van Gaal,
who was his boss at Barcelona, but by Sunday afternoon the United
hierarchy were left embarrassed by another PR own goal.
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