Jose Mourinho has agreed terms with Manchester United

Jose Mourinho has agreed terms with Manchester United and will be announced as their new manager on Friday, according to reports.The Portuguese manager, who is understood to have penned a three-year deal, will succeed Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford.

The announcement was reportedly delayed over a tangle between United and Chelsea over the 53-year-old’s name, with the latter club apparently demanding payment to sign over three separate trademarks.

Mourinho will be tasked with restoring United to the upper echelons of European football. They endured a difficult season that saw them crash out of the Champions League group stages and finish fifth in the Premier League – albeit one that culminated with an FA Cup win.

Mourinho has been without a job since his dismissal from a second spell at Chelsea in December.