Mourinho reveals he signed deal to replace Ferguson at United in 2013

José Mourinho has revealed he signed a contract to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager in 2013. He then pulled out of the deal and returned to Chelsea instead. The Portuguese manager says he reneged on the agreement tearfully. Ferguson confirms the story in a new Netflix documentary. Mourinho later did take the United job in 2016 and won the Europa League and a League Cup.