Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho spoke with PSG about becoming manager - Julien Laurens

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho has previously spoken to Paris Saint-Germain about taking over as their manager.

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Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho has previously spoken to PSG about becoming manager, says Laurens

That is according to French football expert Julien Laurens.

Mourinho recently stirred rumours of potentially managing PSG one day by saying he will not be at Manchester United for the rest of his career.

The Portuguese said “something special” is happening at PSG at the moment and there is “a magic youthfulness and quality”.

Laurens was asked about the possibility of Mourinho leaving Manchester United for the Parc des Princes.

I think there was a time where PSG would have loved to have had Jose Mourinho

Julien Laurens on Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho

He says they have spoken in the past, but his style of football may be something that puts the Ligue 1 giants off.

“The truth though is that PSG and Jose Mourinho have spoken with each other in the past,” Laurens told ESPN FC.

“Jorge Mendes is very close to the people at PSG, Nasser Al-Khelaifi for example. 

“I think there was a time where PSG would have loved to have had Jose Mourinho

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Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho's style may not suit PSG, says Laurens

“The problem is, again, is the style of football that Mourinho plays. 

“It is not really the one that the Qatari ownership wants at PSG. 

“They don’t want Neymar and (Kylian) Mbappe going into the Champions League, let’s say at Liverpool, and going there for a 0-0 draw. 

“So that could be a problem for Mourinho if he wants to go to PSG.”

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