Manchester United have agreed to pay Chelsea millions of
Pounds in order to have image rights to Mourinho's name.
Chelsea, who sacked the Portuguese last December, have owned
his name as a trademark since 2005. According to the European Union’s
Intellectual Property Office database, that will remain the case until 2025. It
means the Blues still hold the rights to sell a variety of products under
Mourinho’s name, including clothing, toiletries, jewellery and technology, even
though he no longer works at the club.
Jose Mourinho's move to United was supposed to have been
completed on Wednesday but the club couldn't come up with an agreement with the
Portuguese after it emerged Mourinho's previous advisors sold his 'special one'
and 'Jose Mourinho' image rights to Chelsea and if Man U eventually signs up
Mourinho they won't be able to use his image for promotion, adverts or any
other commercial venture.
Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward wants the
rights to Jose Mourinho’s image and that is what has been holding up the deal
over the past 48 hours.
The former Chelsea manager will become one of the best paid
managers in the world when he eventually signs a 3 year deal worth £45m. It is expected the deal will be completed on Friday.
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