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Hello and welcome to the Manchester United transfer roundup for the day! Jose Mourinho is not a happy man. Such is his displeasure with life that he put his youth team players under the bus after a pre-season friendly game against Liverpool.
Why? Because Ed Woodward hasn’t got him what asked for. And here are some updates about that and more….
#5 A bit about Maguire
Every day is a new day but every day we get almost similar stories regarding the very same players that get linked to Manchester United – or any club for that matter. The Red Devils are in desperate need of a center-back and might move heaven and earth to get one.
And now, according to Sky’s Michael Bridge, the Red Devils’ hunt for Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld is not yet over. He believes that the Old Trafford outfit have “more chance” of signing the Spurs star than acquiring the signature of Leicester City’s English World Cup star Harry Maguire.
His reasoning is that not only is Toby Maguire not hurried to leave the Foxes, the relationship between Alderweireld and his manager isn’t all that great either.
“I don’t think the Alderweireld situation is over at all. In fact, I think they’ve got more chance of signing Alderweireld over Maguire. That’s just an opinion,” Bridge said.
“I think Maguire doesn’t seem the type that would be in a hurry to leave Leicester for now. It’s well known Mauricio Pochettino and Toby Alderweireld’s relationship is strained.”
Bridge then added that while there haven’t been any contract offers just yet, the Lilywhites want more than £50m for the former Atletico Madrid defender. He also finished by stating that Spurs will lose him for £25 million in the next summer, which could prompt them to sell him this year itself.
“There’s been no talks or formal offers. Spurs still want in excess of £50m.
“Again it’s very important to mention that Spurs have the option to extend the contract for an extra 12 months until 2020 but, and this is big but I cannot lie, it would trigger a £25m release clause.
“What’s that in today’s world? It’s looking increasingly unlikely that Toby will sign a new contract at Tottenham.”
#4 More on defenders + Perisic
That is not all on the Maguire or Alderweireld question mark as journalist Kaveh Solhekol believes that Manchester United will sign two more players before the window closes and hinted that one of them could be Alderweireld while also adding that Harry Maguire is a top target at the Old Trafford.
"We are expecting Manchester United to sign two players before the window closes. Will one of them be Toby Alderweireld?" Kaveh Solhekol said.
"United want him but they aren't going to pay the £50m asking price for a player who is 29.
"He has a year left on his Chelsea contract but they do have an option of extending it by a year until 2020.
"But - and it's a big but this - it will trigger a £25m release clause next summer. Spurs don't want him to leave on the cheap.
"Another option is a player who we believe is their top target, Harry Maguire."
He also added that Jose Mourinho is a huge admirer of Ivan Perisic and Willian and could sign one of them to fill in the winger’s position at the Theatre of Dreams.
#3 Mourinho rants
It seems as though Mourinho’s third season implosion has begun even before the start of the season. The former Real Madrid manager looks like a human personification of a kale and has made sure that the world knows about his plight.
United’s lack of business after acquiring the signature of Diogo Dalot and Fred (not counting Lee Grant) has irked Mourinho, who claimed that he wants two more players and also revealed that he had given a list of five players to Ed Woodward to sign.
"I would like to have two more players. I think I am not going to get two," Mourinho said. "I think that it's possible I will have one. And that one, I gave a list to my club of five names a few months ago. And I wait to see if it's possible to have one of these players.
"If it's possible, it's possible, if it's not it's not. If it's possible, it's good, if not then we keep fighting and working and believing in the players that we have."
#2 Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku is still enjoying his vacations after finishing third with Belgium at the World Cup. While he might be on holidays, the rumours surrounding him are not taking any sort of break whatsoever.
During the World Cup, he was linked with a move out of the club. The rumours have resurfaced once again as Don Balon believe that Real Madrid have prioritized the signing of the Belgian.
They had initially targeted Eden Hazard but Chelsea’s asking price has made Real Madrid shift their focus towards Lukaku.
#1 Marco Asensio and Martial
Manchester United have been linked with a lot of Real Madrid players and now, a new one has joined the list in the form of Marco Asensio. Apparently, Mourinho is “tired” of Anthony Martial and wants to replace him with the Spaniard, who has a €500 million release clause, say Don Balon.
Read more: Real Madrid to make a €215 million bid for Premier League superstar
Speaking of Anthony Martial, the Frenchman is perhaps on his way out of the Old Trafford now with both Chelsea and Arsenal interested in him. According to Don Balon, Mourinho has agreed to sell him to rivals.
While no price has been mentioned, The Sun had previously valued him at a £100 million.
