Jose Mourinho is expected to sign a deal to become Manchester United manager in the next 48 hours. Rigoberto Sanchez Jersey . Negotiations between Mourinhos agent, Jorge Mendes, and Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward have been swift and having been scheduled to meet in London on Tuesday to discuss a deal in person, Sky sources have confirmed the pair are already close to reaching an agreement after talks via phone and email on Monday night. Mourinho speaks to the press as he leaves his house in London on Tuesday Manchester Uniteds lawyers have now been instructed to draw up a draft contract, meaning the scheduled talks between Woodward and Mendes in London may not be needed after all. Sources close to the deal have told Sky Sports News HQ the negotiations were easy, mainly due to Mourinhos overwhelming desire to become Manchester United manager, and they expect a deal to be signed in the next 48 hours. An official presentation confirming Mourinhos appointment could be scheduled for later this week. How busy will Mourinho be during this summers transfer window? SSNHQ has been told Mourinho is not too concerned with the financial elements of the deal and that his motivation is the challenge of restoring Manchester United to the top of European football. He hopes to be presented to the media this week, as he is scheduled to appear as a lecturer at a post-graduate course in High Performance Football Coaching in Portugal next Monday and Tuesday, before travelling to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix on a pre-arranged sponsorship event. James Cooper is at Old Trafford and has more on Uniteds negotiations with Mourinhos representatives After that, Mourinho will return to England, where his sole focus will be preparing for the coming season, and Uniteds assault on the summer transfer market. Get Sky Sports Alerts Keep up to date during the close season. 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You know, it was a great game and a very fun game to be a part of, Nowitzki said. Theyre a heck of a team, and the third quarter got us in trouble again. We had a great first half with great ball movemment, scoring the ball and making shots. Custom Indianapolis Colts Jerseys. And then in the third quarter they stepped up the pressure a little bit. This is the third bad third quarter weve had in a row now, and they got right back into it and took the lead. The Celtics opened the 2014-15 campaign with a decisive home victory over the Brooklyn Nets, then got walloped by the Houston Rockets, 104-90, Saturday night in Texas. Houston started the game on a 14-4 run and never looked back. The Rockets won wire-to-wire. I thought (the Rockets) really played aggressively out of the gate; more aggressively than we did at either end of the court, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said. Jeff Green led the way for the Cs with 17 points and Jared Sullinger added 14. 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