Manchester United transfer news: United willing to trigger €150 million release clause to sign midfield genius and more - September 16, 2018

Hello and welcome to the Manchester United transfer roundup for the day! They say that time and tide wait for none. This saying applies to the creators of the rumour mill as nothing in the world stops them.

The window might have a finite time limit but the stories surrounding it are apparently timeless, eternal. As we hover past September, we already have rumours about the January transfer window for Manchester United.

And we will get to them right now…

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#5 Jose Mourinho and Pogba

The relationship between Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba seems like one where one partner doesn’t believe that the other is committed enough to the cause and doesn’t have any hesitation to point it out – even in public.

Meanwhile, the other partner doesn’t take it too kindly and is perhaps looking for a way out of it. Well, in this analogy, the former is Jose Mourinho and the latter is Paul Pogba – obviously.

However, the Portuguese isn’t aware whether the Frenchman’s desire to leave is true or not. Raiola, it has been hinted, wants to push his client out of the club but Mourinho doesn’t know much about it and wants Raiola to reveal it to him in person or television.

“I don’t know if that is true,” he said.

“I also need the agent to tell me – or tell you in a way that I can see.

“If I watch Mr. Raiola on the screen saying the players wants to leave, and that he is organising a way for him to try to leave or so on, then I will believe.”

The former Real Madrid manager also added the recently-crowned World Cup-winner didn’t inform him of his supposed desire of leaving the Theatre of Dreams, making it an obligation for the former Inter boss to conclude that the former Juventus man wants to stay.

“Paul came back after the World Cup. He never told me he wants to leave. If he doesn’t tell me he wants to leave, it’s because he wants to stay. That’s my conclusion, no?”

#4 Perisic

Ivan Perisic is loved by Mourinho

For much of the summer transfer window, some of the things remained constant. One of them has already been stated in the previous slide (recap in case you have forgotten: Paul Pogba wanting out).

The other is Mourinho wanting Ivan Perisic from Inter and, finally, supposed rifts between Anthony Martial and the former Porto tactician. In fact, Martial’s agent actually said that the player wants to leave.

And he yet could in the January transfer window as Inter Milan are among the clubs interested in him. However, there is a problem. According to Mirror, United want Perisic to be involved in any sort of a deal for the Frenchman.

And Inter don’t want that.

#3 Martial

To leave or not in the question

Speaking of the talented Frenchman, it seems as though interest in him is actually very high and on top of that, Jose Mourinho seems to have lost his faith on the former Monaco starlet.

While the Evening Standard believes that the Portuguese manager has lost his patience with the Frenchman, The Sun are of the belief that the Red Devils don’t want to sell him because Monaco have a clause which obliges Manchester United to pay 50% of the profit they would earn from Martial’s sale.

As a result, Woodward doesn’t see much financial benefit from selling the talented French star.

#2 Griezmann

Griezmann is a man in demand

One might be unsure as to how Antoine Griezmann is in his head (truth be told, he might still be a toddler – and that is good, at least he enjoys life unlike many of us!) but they surely can’t deny his ability as a footballer.

Not only did he help Atletico Madrid win the Europa League, he was also the superstar of the World Cup-winning France team a few months ago. There is a lingering feeling that he might leave Atletico Madrid for a bigger club.

And that is where Manchester United come in. According to Le10Sport (via AS), Zinedine Zidane is planning a grand comeback to management by taking over the reins at the Old Trafford and has already informed the officials that he wants Griezmann to be a part of his project.

The Red Devils, however, will have to pay his release clause of €200 million.

#1 Saul

Saul is another wanted man

On any other day, if you assumed that Antoine Griezmann would be the only Atletico Madrid player linked to a move to the Theatre of Dreams, you would be a 100% correct.

However, today, you are 100% wrong. According to OK Diario, Atletico Madrid superstar Saul has caught the attention of some big European clubs. The Spaniard, who is contracted with the Rojiblancos till 2026, has a release clause of €150 million and there are some clubs willing to pay it in full.

And as you may have guessed it already, Manchester United are among the clubs who want to do that and sign him.