Jose Mourinho has signed a pre-contract agreement to join Manchester United in the summer, according to a report in El Pais.
Mourinho left Chelsea in December and has been heavily linked with Louis van Gaal's job at Old Trafford, saying that he would target Tottenham striker Harry Kane if he were to take over.
The 53-year-old told BT last week that he had already decided to join a new club in July, and that he wanted to clear up a few "lies" about his future.
Van Gaal, who has a three-year contract at the club which ends in summer 2017, has taken sixth-placed United to only nine wins in 26 games and crashed out of the Champions League and Europa League. But he insisted that he does not feel under pressure and is confident of keeping his job.
However, the report claims that Mourinho has agreed to take over and will be paid £15 million if he is not appointed before June 1 according to a source from his agent Jorge Mendes' company Gestifute.
A clause reportedly inserted in his agreement says that United will pay Mourinho £5m if they do not appoint him before May 1, and a further £10m if they don't before June 1.
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