Wesley Sneijder could be reunited with Jose Mourinho (Picture: Getty)

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is already lining up a possible transfer deal for Wesley Sneijder if he takes over from Louis van Gaal at Manchester United.

The Portuguese tactician knows Sneijder, 31, from their time together at Inter Milan, where they struck up a strong working relationship to steer the club to a famous treble win in 2009/10.

Now with Galatasaray, the Netherlands international is thought to be slightly past his peak, but The Sun claims Mourinho could make him one of his top priorities if he were to take over at Old Trafford.

Next manager to be sacked odds (Unibet) Louis van Gaal – 1/5 Steve McClaren, Remi Garde – 10/1 Ronald Koeman, Alex Neil – 14/1 Manuel Pellegrini – 16/1

The 52-year-old would ideally like to have to work again with a player who knows and trusts his methods in order to help set an example for the rest of the playing staff.




Recent reports claim Mourinho has already agreed in principle to join United after becoming the favourite to replace the struggling Van Gaal, despite his sacking by Chelsea last week following a dismal start to the season.

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