The Red Devils will turn their attention to other midfield targets
Manchester United are expected to bolster their side this summer after falling behind their rivals Manchester City in the Premier League this season.
Jose Mourinho has prioritized signing a world class holding midfielder as Michael Carrick will retire at the end of the season. The Club have already been linked to host of potential targets and one of them is Napoli’s midfielder Jorginho.
The 26 year old has been pivotal for the Italian team this season, linking the play between defense and attack. He has scored three goals in all competitions this season.
The Italy International has been linked to the Premier League for quite some time now and five Premier League teams including the Red Devils are keeping tabs on him ahead of the transfer window.
Manchester City were already considered the front runners for the Napoli star and has now received a huge boost in their pursuit of the midfielder.
Manchester United have ended their chase for Jorginho, the Manchester Evening News reports. Mourinho is understood to have placed alternative targets ahead of the midfielder after instructing scouts to draw up a list of world class midfielders.
The Premier League giants monitored Fred, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Marco Verratti, Jean-Michael Seri and Arturo Vidal in recent months, with the Portuguese manager not ruling out the possibility of making two additions to his engine room as part of a squad overhaul.
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