Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has revealed his plans for the summer transfer window and is eyeing two or three big additions, The Independent reports.
What’s the word?
Having guided Manchester United to victory in yesterday’s League Cup final, Jose Mourinho already has his sights set on improving his side in the summer for a push for the Premier League next season and a successful campaign in Europe.
The Red Devils remain sixth in the Premier League, despite a remarkable unbeaten run of form, and are two-points behind fourth-placed Arsenal with 12 games to go- whilst they face further competition from Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Liverpool for a Champions League spot.
Given their form, United can be fairly confident of sealing a return to the Champions League for next season and Mourinho is eyeing big additions this summer, having already splashed the cash to bring Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eric Bailly and Paul Pogba to Old Trafford last summer.
What was said?
Quoted by The Independent, Mourinho said:
“I think with this group of players, with the squad that we have, with the difficulties that we are having during the season, I think we are more than fine and I think that we will be ready in July to open the door to two or three good players to help us improve our level,”
“Because you reach a certain level of stability, you find your way to play, you find your philosophy to play, this is very important and we are doing that with some stability. The team is quite stable in the way the team plays. Then you need one more push and the next push is in the next transfer window.”
Who could be signed?Manchester United’s shopping list is likely to orientate around improving the defence, particularly in the wide areas, but the Red Devils top-target is widely reported to be Atletico Madrid ace Antoine Griezmann- who will cost an empty sum.A host of other names have been linked with a summer switch to Old Trafford- including Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie, Benfica defender Vincent Lindelof, Southampton’s centre-half Virgil Van Dijk and many others.It’s likely Manchester United’s overall spending will surpass the £100m mark once again this summer, having spent over £150m in 2016, around £124m in 2015 and around £166m in 2014.[ad_pod id=’Shoot-Xmas-Survey’ align=’left’]
