Ryan Giggs Reportedly Set to Reject Jose Mourinho Job Offer at Manchester United

Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs will reportedly turn down Jose Mourinho’s offer of a coaching role at the club in order to pursue management elsewhere, if the Special One is brought in to replace Louis van Gaal as expected.

That’s according to an exclusive from Neil Ashton and Neil Custis in the Sun, who noted the Red Devils are eager to keep the Welshman and Mourinho has agreed for him to join his staff, but the Portuguese expects the offer of a coaching role to be rejected.

If Giggs does move on in search of a No. 1 role, it leaves Mourinho without a potentially valuable go-between who can help the players adjust to the new regime and give the squad a bigger voice. A number of senior players at the club reportedly have “major reservations” at the prospect of Mourinho arriving at Old Trafford.

According to the Daily Mail’s Sami Mokbel, the Portuguese “is set to be named as [Van Gaal’s] successor this week,” but “sources claim a delegation of players have expressed their doubts to senior members of the club’s hierarchy.”

Their concerns seem to be centred on the “pragmatic” style of play they believe Mourinho will adopt—not too dissimilar to the Dutchman’s—and they would prefer a manager who will produce a more attacking brand of football.

Further, Mokbel added that the players believe it is “counter-productive” to bring in the Special One given his tendency to spend no more than four years at a club before moving on.

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