WTF Jose Mourinho?!
I will admit that I have discussed this topic to the point of annoyance but it is a topic that will fade away for a brief time and then resurface whenever Manchester United suffer a poor spell of play (which, unfortunately, occurs with more frequency than any Manchester United supporter would care to admit). Well, this morning, the rumor reared its head once more thanks to an article from a Spanish newspaper that stated that Mourinho and Manchester United had come to terms in regards to a "pre-contract". WHAT?! What the hell is a "pre-contract"? If two parties enter into a signed agreement, then would that make the agreement between the two parties a contract? Apparently, no! According to the Spanish newspaper (of reputable standing), Manchester United reached an agreement with Mourinho that states that if the club did not act to formally sign Mourinho to an "actual" contract by a particular date, then Manchester United would be responsible for paying 5-million British pounds to Mourinho and it gets better: if the club failed to come to terms with Mourinho by a second deadline, then the club would have to pay Mourinho an addition 10-million British pounds. Are you serious? Who would honestly believe that any rational person or organization would agree to terms with another individual or organization in which one party (Manchester United) would agree to pay a possible 15-million pounds to another party (Mourinho) for doing nothing? And by the way, why is it a Spanish newspaper that has access to this sort of information? Because the last time I checked, Manchester United is an English football club and Jose Mourinho is an unemployed Portuguese football manager.
Look, I understand the English media is enduring a raging erection at the possibility of covering a Manchester Derby featuring two of the biggest managerial rivals on the planet, but English (and any other football-covering) media outlets need to take a cold shower and relax. I have said this many times before and it is clear that I need to say it again: Jose Mourinho is an accomplished football manager and most clubs around the globe would be elated to have him in their dugout but he is not the manager that Manchester United need to resurrect their dominance over the Premier League.
