West Ham United are unlikely to approach former Man United manager Jose Mourinho – Man United News And Transfer News

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Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is reportedly unlikely to return to the Premier League with West Ham United.

The veteran coach was manager at United from 2016 until 2018 and picked up the Carabao Cup and Europa League trophies.

Despite a positive start, his Old Trafford career imploded in December 2018 and he was eventually sacked.

He has since gone on to manage at Tottenham Hotspur, AS Roma and he is currently the manager of Fenerbahce, securing a 1-1 draw against United in the Europa League last month.

Nonetheless, the Portuguese does not seem so happy in Turkyie and has claimed that he sees himself back at a Premier League team in the not so distant future.

According to Football Insider, this team will not be West Ham, however.

The pressure eased on current Hammers’ boss Julen Lopetegui with an impressive 2-0 win away at Newcastle United last night, but they still sit 14th in the Premier League table.

“West Ham are unlikely to consider Jose Mourinho a possibility to take over if they sack Julen Lopetegui” according to sources at Football Insider.

The website claims that “the manager has switched on a charm offensive to circulate his name around clubs in the Premier League.”

“However, the finances involved in parting ways with Lopetegui and getting Mourinho out of his Fenerbahce contract would prove prohibitive for the Hammers.”

The 61 year old has also been linked with a return to the Premier League with clubs such as Newcastle and also Everton.

Mourinho’s Fenerbahce are next in action when they take on Slavia Praha on Thursday in a crucial Europa League tie. They are currently sitting 21st in the league table.