Has Louis Van Gaal agreed a deal to become the next manager of Manchester United but yet to sign a contract?

Louis Van Gaal has agreed a deal to become the next manager of Manchester United, according to  Goal.com.

The Dutchman has finalised the terms of a contract with a United delegation headed by the Glazer family in the last 24 hours.

Van Gaal is expected to sign a short-term contract of no more than three years and take over at Old Trafford when his stint with the Netherlands national team finishes after the World Cup.

A United delegation including executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and one of the Glazer brothers have been negotiating the precise terms of the deal at Van Gaal’s villa in the Algarve.

Although United today publicly distanced themselves from rumours that Van Gaal has already put pen to paper, they have not denied that terms have been agreed between the two parties.