Jose Mourinho has agreed a deal to
re-join Chelsea as their manager this summer –
and is poised to bring €59
million striker Radamel Falcao with him. Goal.com understands that the Real Madrid boss is expected to
be unveiled in the Stamford
Bridge hot seat at the end of the
season following a
breakthrough in negotiations
with the club over the last week. The Chelsea high command, led
by Roman Abramovich, have
been in talks with Mourinho’s
camp for months about a
sensational return for the man
who led the club to two Premier League titles during his first
spell in charge from 2004-2007. Negotiations have centred on
how much control Mourinho will
have in recruiting players and
staff, as well as his place in a
management structure where
low-profile technical director Michael Emenalo holds the
levers of power. It is believed that, following a
series of twists and turns during
discussions, an agreement in
principle has been reached for
the Portuguese to take over
from interim manager Rafael Benitez this summer. Mourinho is expected to put pen
to paper and formalise the deal
when he ends his three-year
spell in Madrid at the end of
next month. A report in Germany last week
claimed that Chelsea were on
the brink of landing both
Mourinho and Atletico Madrid’s
spearhead Falcao. Goal.com understands that the
European champions have since
made further progress with
both deals and are confident
that Mourinho will announce the
prolific Colombian, who is also represented by super agent
Jorge Mendes, as one of his first
signings.http://goal.com