BENFICA V UNITED

JOSE Mourinho insists ‘nothing is happening’ over a new United contract and is adamant he will not end his managerial career at the club – but has dismissed claims he is set to leave for Paris Saint-Germain.

Mourinho is contracted to United until 2019 but fuelled speculation over his future in an interview with French television at the weekend where he spoke positively about Paris Saint-Germain, saying: “Paris has something special. There is a magic, youthfulness and quality. It is fantastic.”

United have not lost since their season opener in the European Super Cup against Real Madrid, are top of their Champions League group and trail Premier League leaders City by only point. However, Mourinho was in a prickly mood when his remarks about Paris SaintGermain were brought up at his press conference on the eve of United’s European tie away at Benfica.

“You know I think you English media know the answer for that,” Mourinho said. “Because in one day it says I’m going to sign a fiveyear contract, £1bn-per-season, and then the next day you say I’m leaving and going to PSG – that’s the answer, the answer is exactly that.

“Nothing is happening, I’m not signing a new five-year contract, I’m at Manchester United, I have a contract and that’s it. I don’t think there is an answer for that, I’m not in conditions to answer to that because there is nothing to answer. I have a contract and that’s it.

“I have my contract that ends in May/ June 2019, we are in October 2017, so I don’t know what to say. And I think you don’t know what to say, too, because one day you say I am going to sign a fiveyear contract and the next day you say I am going to leave, so I don’t think you know what to say. “The only thing that I told and is true, and there was not misinterpretation of my words, is I am not going to end my career at Manchester United and I ask how is it possible in modern football that a manager is going to last 15 or 20 years, I think Wenger is the last one. “It is impossible for us to last for so long, if in this moment I want to finish my career in four or five years my ambition would be to end my career at Manchester United. I think I’m going to be here 15 years minimum in the job and I think it’s impossible to stay 17 years in the same club even if you want, even if you try. “I think Arsene Wenger will be the last one to do that, that was my answer. I don’t think I’m going to end my career at Manchester United, after that people try to be clever, try to be malicious, I didn’t think about signing a new contract, but I don’t think about leaving too.” Jose Mourinho