Jose Mourinho's move to United was supposed to have been completed on Wednesday
but the club couldn't come up with an agreement with the Portuguese
after it emerged Mourinho's previous advisors sold his 'special one' and
'Jose Mourinho' image rights to Chelsea and if Man U eventually signs
up Mourinho they won't be able to use his image for promotion, adverts
or any other commercial venture.
Manchester United chief
executive Ed Woodward wants the rights to Jose Mourinho’s image and that
is what has been holding up the deal over the past 48 hours.
Sports lawyer Carol Couse told BBC Sport it was "really unusual" for an individual not to own the trademark to their own name.
"If
United had a brand of Mourinho clothing, it would be in breach of the
trademark Chelsea currently own," said Couse, of law firm Mills &
Reeve.
The former Chelsea manager will
become one of the best paid managers in the world when he eventually
signs a 3 year deal worth £45m.
It is expected the deal will be completed on Friday.
Source: BBC
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