Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed that the Red Devils are still actively pursuing a central midfielder in order to complete their transfer business for the new season.
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Fans will be able to see Jose Mourinho’s new team in action during a series of games created to enable the new manager to formulate his plans for the upcoming season.
Now reunited at Manchester United, it was surely only a matter of time before the Spaniard was on his way yet again.
Borussia Dortmund picked up a 4-1 win over Manchester United in their International Champions Cup meeting at the Shanghai Stadium on Friday.
“There different theories there are people who prefer to play against lower quality teams and win and get confidence out of it and so then sometimes it is confidence out of context and reality”, added Mourinho.
The same can not be said for some of his United team-mates, with speculation growing around a number of players as Mourinho shapes his squad. “He is magnificent the way he thinks about football, he thinks very quickly and it’s so sweet how he touches the ball”.
Ibrahimovic has won titles in Spain, Italy, France and the Netherlands but, after being released by PSG this summer, Mourinho pointed out to him that he has not yet won the Premier League – like the Portuguese himself.
United have normally played lower league teams at the start of a pre-season schedule before building up to the bigger challenges.
“My decision on Zlatan is the effect of many hours of study, analysis and discussion with my staff”, Mourinho said at a press conference in Shanghai. The club brought me here because they trust me. Everything he got I see nobody offer him, he had to fight for it. “I think he’s going to be a very important player for me and no problem for him”.
“In this moment I arrive, he’s here, he works hard”.
However, of late there have been reports claiming that Jose Mourinho is willing to accommodate him in his Manchester United squad.
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“I think after 10 minutes you could tell who started training one match and 10 days ago and who has had one month and four games”, Mourinho told reporters after the match. The Serie A club want United to pay £100mn with a further £8mn in add-ons, which would make the Frenchman the most expensive player ever. “No, it was his decision, he was not the first option, but he was playing every game”, he said.
