José Mourinho reveals he signed contract to succeed Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2013

<ul><li><p>Mourinho: I reneged on deal and returned to Chelsea</p></li><li><p>Ferguson confirms story in new Netflix documentary</p></li></ul><p>José Mourinho has revealed he signed a contract to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager in 2013 only to tearfully renege on the deal and return to Chelsea.</p><p>The football world was rocked when the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/08/alex-ferguson-retires-manchester-united">Scottish great announced he was retiring</a> having overseen a 13th Premier League title triumph during a spell of unrivalled dominance at Old Trafford.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/10/jose-mourinho-signed-contract-succeed-alex-ferguson-manchester-united-2013-netflix">Continue reading...</a>