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REVEALED: Louis Van Gaal CALLED Jose Mourinho before taking Man Utd post
JOSE MOURINHO has revealed Louis Van Gaal called him before accepting the Manchester United post.
Van Gaal was handed a three-year contract to succeed David Moyes at Old Trafford with Ryan Giggs being named assistant boss.
The Dutchman pointed out that he never went looking for the United job, but was contacted by the Red Devils.
Mourinho was sounded out for the United job last summer, but instead he made a return to Chelsea.
And the Portuguese tactician revealed a conversation he had over the phone with Van Gaal before being appointed United boss.
Louis van Gaal - The Facts
It was something we could feel, we could smell, but until it is official, it is not official
"I spoke with him on the phone. He called me to tell me before it become official," Mourinho said in an interview with Channel 4.
"It was something we could feel, we could smell, but until it is official, it is not official.
"He knows he has a friend that is very happy he has come to the Premier League."
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