Jose Mourinho reportedly turned down the chance to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United boss after meeting __with Ed Woodward in the back of a people carrier.
According to the Daily Mail, executive vice chairman Woodward arranged a clandestine meeting __with then Real Madrid boss Mourinho in a bid to persuade the Portuguese to take over at Old Trafford.
The report suggests:
“The April summit took place in a vehicle, complete with darkened windows, outside the Vicente Calderon, where Mourinho’s Madrid were taking on their cross-city rivals Atletico.
However, Woodward was left disappointed when Mourinho informed him that he had told Chelsea he would be returning to Stamford Bridge instead.”
United then turned to David Moyes, despite reports at the time suggesting Ferguson had personally chosen the Everton boss as his successor.