Jose Mourinho has prioritized signing a left-back

Manchester United are looking to bolster their squad this summer after falling behind Manchester city in the Premier League this season. Their priority is to overhaul their defense as the club are expected to sell few players.

Despite having the most clean sheets and the second best defensive record in the Premier League this season, Jose Mourinho is not happy as he had to rely on auxiliary full-backs Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young and failed to settle on a consistent central defensive axis due to injuries.

Matteo Drmian and Luke Shaw are likely to be sold this summer and the Portuguese manager wants to sign two new full-backs.

Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Juventus’s Alex Sandro, The Times reports. The left-back is seen as the perfect fit for what is a problem area for the Red Devils, with Shaw out of favour and Young nearing the tail end of his career.

Sandro joined the Serie A giants from Porto three years ago for £22.9 million and has established himself as one of the best left sided players in the world. He is very versatile and can play anywhere along that flank.

The Brazilian has enjoyed another productive season, playing more than 40 games in all competitions and helping his side to win the Serie A title.

The player has been heavily linked with a summer exit this season with many top European clubs including United chasing after him.

It is said that United will have to shell out more than £50 million to land the 27 year old, with business likely to be concluded once both sides have played their last match of the season.

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Jose Mourinho is a big admirer of the winger

Manchester United are expected to bolster their squad this summer in order to challenge for the title next season. Jose Mourinho is expected to sell few players to accommodate new signings.

Though the Premier League club’s priority is to overhaul their defense but the club is looking to add attacking options. The Special One has been left thoroughly underwhelmed by his attacking options of late, relying heavily on Romelu Lukaku.

Mourinho is very keen to bring Real Madrid ace Lucas Vazquez this summer. He is said to be a fan of his work rate, which he believes would slip seamlessly into the fold at Old Trafford. The player is known for his impressive defensive abilities from his attacking wing role.

The 26 year old has been at the La Liga club since 2007 and has scored 16 goals from 134 appearances in all competitions. Though he hasn’t been a regular starter for the club but has made impact whenever he came off the bench.

The Spain International has been impressive for the club this season, scoring 8 goals and providing 7 assists despite of limited chances. But the Red Devils could face stiff competition from their rival.

Manchester United are prepared to battle it out with arch-rivals Liverpool for the signing of  Lucas Vazquez, claims OKDiario.

Though the player claimed back in March that he is happy with the La Liga giants. The Spaniard revealed: “My dream has always been to play for Real Madrid.

“When they proposed [the return] to me it was like seeing a lifetime’s work rewarded.

“I am very happy at Real Madrid, it is the team that formed me as a player and I hope I can stay for many years.”

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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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The Forward has struggled for regular game time in recent weeks

Marcus Rashford burst on to the scene for Manchester United in 2016 as he marked his debut for the club by scoring two goals against Midtjylland in the second leg of the Europa League. He even scored two goals against Arsenal in his Premier League debut few days later.

Since then he has been ever present for the Premier League giants and has established himself as one of most talented youngsters in the world.

The 20 year old has featured in 102 of the club’s 117 competitive games, as both a starter and a substitute, more than any other Manchester United player under Jose Mourinho.

Despite remaining a key part of Mourinho’s plan at Old Trafford, the England International has struggled for regular game time in recent months. Since the arrival of Alexis Sanchez, Rashford has made United’s starting XI for a Premier League fixture on just three occasions, restricting him to only 408 minutes of top-flight action.

Former Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham has hailed Rashford as an unbelievable talent and urged him find somewhere where he could play more first team football.

A man who helped United to treble glory back in 1999 told Sky Sports: “I said at the start of the season about Marcus Rashford that he needs to play games.

“He needs to learn what he can get away with on a football pitch, what he can do, what he can’t do.

“You don’t learn that by watching other people play.

“I don’t care how good the players are, it’s all about experience, it’s about making mistakes along the way and coming up against these players week in, week out and knowing how to prepare to play next season and the season after that.

“But if you don’t get the experience, you don’t get the chance.

“All you do is sit and watch and you make mistakes later in life.

“He needs to learn now, he’s an unbelievable talent for me, and he needs to be playing in a first-team somewhere.”

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