Jose Mourinho: Sacked Chelsea boss has 'gentleman's agreement' with Ed Woodward to become next Manchester United manager

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will be in Singapore for a week starting Monday (22 Feb) amid rumours that he would be joining Manchester United.

The 53-year-old recently told reporters in Italy about his travel plan during a doorstop interview, which was posted on YouTube by German news site SPOX.

Mourinho said that he would be in Singapore for “business-commercial” purposes.

This is not his first visit to Singapore. In 2012, he was in town for a two-day visit to support the Singapore Olympic Foundation, a scholarship program owned by Singaporean billionaire businessman Peter Lim.

After being sacked from Chelsea last December following a 2-1 defeat by Leicester City, the self-proclaimed “Special One” said in media reports that he was confident of replacing Louis Van Gaal as the manager of Manchester United. The Red Devils are currently in fifth position in the Barclays Premier League.

Various reports quoted him as saying that he had a “gentleman’s agreement” with the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to become its manager.