Sir Alex Ferguson will quit Manchester United at the end of next season and Jose Mourinho will succeed him, according to reports.
The Daily Star - stick with us for a minute here - claim that Ferguson has decided to quit United after 25 years at the club and that Mourinho has already been lined up to take his place.
The curious thing about this piece of gossip is that the Star do not claim Ferguson is 'set to' or is 'likely to' quit in 2011. They simply say he 'will'.
And they are equally certain that Mourinho, who first mooted the idea of managing at Old Trafford in 2004, will take over from Ferguson.
The Portugueser is currently in charge of Inter Milan but has made it clear that he is unhappy in Italian football.
THIS WAS ON YESTERDAY...
Manchester United have reportedly begun their long-anticipated search for Sir Alex Ferguson's successor after he told the club's board: "One more season and I'm out."
According to The Sun, it is now scheduled that 'Fergie will go in the summer of 2011, six months before his 70th birthday.'
Jose Mourinho remains the clear favourite to take over at Old Trafford, but there are apparently reservations about his candidature within the club because of his reputation for being 'a short-term type of boss who is always looking to the next job.'
Among the other candidates mentioned by The Sun are Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola, England's Fabio Capello, Guus Hiddink, Martin O'Neill and Arsene Wenger.
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