Jose Mourinho may still be fired early next year, although Manchester United has to pay a huge penalty to the Portuguese. Yesterday, the Daily Record revealed that the amount of the Portuguese`s premature release could increase to ? 24million. 18 of them come from the salary of the Special to the end of his contract and the rest must be paid if he is released at a time when the team is still participating in the Champions League or has a chance to be ranked in the Top 4. matches at the 1/8-finals of the race, where the `red devils` will meet Money Saint-Germain, are only at the end of February. However, the club will not wait until then if the team does not record the expected results until the beginning of 2019. According to the Daily Mail, Mourinho is very likely to be fired if United fails to win in the next four matches against rivals in the second half of the table - Cardiff, Huddersfield, Bournemouth and Newcastle. The last of these matches is on Jan. 2, then th ere is a break in the league due to the FA Cup games. On January 13, Manchester United will have a hard time on Tottenham.
After the loss of Liverpool in the last round, United stayed 19 points from the leader in the standings. This is the worst start of the club in the league mentioned by picksmachine for 28 years. According to the Daily Mail, the players themselves are already aware of the situation and know that the question is not whether Mourinho will be fired and when it will happen.
