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Chelsea’s ownership of
the copyright to José Mourinho’s name is delaying his appointment as manager of
Manchester United, according to Sky sources.
Mourinho
is understood to have agreed personal terms to succeed the sacked Louis van
Gaal at the Old Trafford, and his agent Jorge Mendes has all-but finalized the
deal in London with Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward as of
the time of reporting.
The
pair met for face-to-face talks to resolve complications over image rights, and
one of these is believed to be Chelsea’s ownership of the trademark to ‘José
Mourinho’, despite Chelsea sacking him last December.
According
to the Intellectual Property Office, Chelsea own the rights to Mourinho’s name
being used on a string of merchandise including glassware, teddy bears and face
masks.
A
number of these items, including a large ‘José’ poster, are still on sale on
the Chelsea megastore website.
The
bill for this trademark to be lifted or transferred could reach hundreds of
thousands of pounds, Sky sources understand.
Mourinho
also has commercial deals with a number of companies of conflicting interest to
United, including car manufacturer Jaguar, with one of United’s main sponsors
being rival Chevrolet.
Chelsea have declined to
comment.
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