Mourinho says he reneged on deal to return to Chelsea Ferguson confirms story in new Netflix documentary 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. The football worl...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/10/jose-mourinho-signed-contract-succeed-alex-ferguson-manchester-united-2013-netflix)