Chelsea’s ownership of the copyright to Jose Mourinho’s name is delaying his appointment as manager of Manchester United, according to Sky sources.
Mourinho is understood to have agreed personal terms to succeed the sacked Louis van Gaal at the Old Trafford, and his agent Jorge Mendes has all-but finalised the deal in London with Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward as of the time of reporting.
The pair met for face-to-face talks to resolve complications over image rights, and one of these is believed to be Chelsea’s ownership of the trademark to ‘Jose Mourinho’, despite Chelsea sacking him last December.
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Nigeria on Friday beat Mali 1-0 in a friendly in Rouen, France.
A goal from Kelechi Iheanacho in the 77th minute settled the match for the Super Eagles.
Nigeria’s interim coach, Salisu Yusuf, gave former Under-17 captain, Musa Mohammed, his first international cap as he fielded a young side in the first half of the match, which also had Arsenal forward, Alex Iwobi, and Under-23 team stars Oghenekaro Etebo and Shehu Abdullahi.