I've had no talks with Mourinho, insists van Gaal

but van Gaal said he would not reach out to the former Chelsea coach himself.

"I wouldn't expect Jose Mourinho to call me about that. Nor will I ring him.

If I did, then you think the stories are right and it is not like that," van Gaal was quoted as saying by Goal.com.

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