Jose Mourinho reiterates desire NOT to finish managerial career at Manchester United

JOSE MOURINHO has reiterated that he does not believe he will end his career at Manchester United.

The Red Devils boss says it is impossible in modern day football to stay at a club 15 years and believes Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will be the last manager of his type with that longevity. Mourinho, who has reportedly demanded a pay rise to sign a new deal, said: “I have my contract that ends in May/June 2019, we are in October 2017, so I don't know what to say.

“One day you say I am going to sign a five year contract and the next day you say I am going to leave.
“The only thing that I said and is true and there was not misinterpretation of my words is I am not going to end my career at Manchester United.”

Mourinho set alarm bells ringing at the weekend when in a French TV interview he praised Paris Saint-Germain while saying he would not end his career at United. But ahead of United’s Champions League encounter in Lisbon against Benfica, Mourinho insisted that it is modern football that will deny him longevity at United and not his own personal decision.

He said: “I ask how is it possible in modern football that a manager is going to last 15 or 20 years, I think Wenger is the last one, it is impossible for us, to last for so long. “If in this moment I want to finish my career in four or five years my ambition would be to end my career at Manchester United.”

Not that Mourinho will quit football claiming he still has another 15 years in him as a manager. He said: “I think I'm going to be here 15 years minimum in the job and I think it's impossible to stay 17 years in the same club even if you want, even if you try.

“I think Arsene Wenger will be the last one to do that, that was my answer.

“I don't think I'm going to end my career at Manchester United.

“I didn't think about signing a new contract, but I don't think about leaving too.”

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