Club statement reads:
• Portuguese coach has won 22
trophies since 2003
José Mourinho will take over as
manager of Manchester United from the 2016/17 season, signing a three-year
contract with an option to stay at the club until at least 2020.
José, 53, has managed at the top
level of European football for over a decade and in that time has won league
titles and cups in four countries (Portugal, England, Italy and Spain), as well
as winning the UEFA Champions League twice – in 2004 with FC Porto and in 2010
with Inter Milan.
Announcing the appointment, Ed
Woodward said: "José is quite simply the best manager in the game today.
He has won trophies and inspired players in countries across Europe and, of
course, he knows the Premier League very well, having won three titles here.
"I’d like to take this
opportunity to welcome him to Manchester United. His track record of success is
ideal to take the club forward."
José Mourinho said: "To become
Manchester United manager is a special honour in the game. It is a club known
and admired throughout the world. There is a mystique and a romance about it
which no other club can match.
"I have always felt an affinity
with Old Trafford; it has hosted some important memories for me in my career
and I have always enjoyed a rapport with the United fans. I’m looking forward
to being their manager and enjoying their magnificent support in the coming
years." He concluded.