Fears over Jose deal

parity with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as the world’s highest-paid manager when was handed a deal worth £15million a year when he arrived at Old Trafford last summer.

The Portuguese became the only manager in United history to win a trophy in his first season when his men won the EFL Cup in February.

But the club will lose more than £50m if they fail to qualify for the Champions League, with their adidas kit deal set to be slashed by 30 per cent.

United do not plan a change at the top but are being careful about their plan to hand Mourinho the two-year extension.