Jose Mourinho has confirmed Manchester United will be making another big signing as a deal for Paul Pogba seemingly nears completion.
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With those signings Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic already in at United ahead of Pogba, certain players will find themselves surplus to requirements under Mourinho.
The United manager got as close as he has done yet to confirming the world record transfer of the French midfielder who will join in the next days.
Pogba has been on holiday in the U.S. this week but upon his return to Europe his move to Old Trafford will be finalised and reports claim United could be in a position to officially announce the deal either over the weekend or early next week. We stay like this.
“So, we have plenty of time to do that but I would like to do that before the Premier League starts”. “Normally, next week, we will have our squad closed”.
United’s first match in the Premier League is against Bournemouth on August 14.
Everton are interested in hijacking one of Arsenal’s intended transfer moves this summer.
“I think so. I think you are getting one of the best midfield players in the world“.
“Later, when discussing his squad additions, Mourinho said: “[We have signed] A young defender that needs time to be a top one but who has top potential. We made decisions, decide to bring four players not 10, that are Man Unted level.
Mourinho will want a deal announced sooner rather than later as he takes his side to Wembley for the Community Shield against Leicester City this weekend.
In May, it was reported that former United boss Louis van Gaal had vetoed the club’s efforts to bring in Sanches. Not at all. My teams are different to Mr Van Gaal, and it is a hard situation to change the dynamics. “It would be easier for me to have 20 new players and to start from zero”. For two years, they had some principles of play that are not my principles of play, clearly are not.
With personal terms agreed with the player, Manchester United were hoping to finalise the deal by now, but they are yet to confirm the Frenchman’s return to Old Trafford.
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Two of his predecessors, Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes, were in the stand to show their appreciation for Rooney’s 12 years at the club and the striker insisted that Mourinho has yet to adopt the same confrontational style as Fergie.
