It seems that Jose Mourinho is not happy with this seasons transfer window and is frustrated with the deals being made by United. Mourinho is frustrated of the fact that United are not able to bring the player he wants to be added in his team. Mourinho believes United are still two players short of challenging champions Manchester City for next season’s crown.
In the mind of Mourinho are the England World Cup star and Leicester defender Harry Maguire and Inter Milan and Croatia winger Ivan Perisic, both of whom had a brilliant World cup, they are likely to cost a combined £130m and Mourinho wants deals wrapped up as soon as possible to give his new signings time to settle in. United may also look on to sign the Chelsea star and the Brazilian midfielder Willian. United’s only significant outlay has been £52m on Brazilian midfielder Fred, while Liverpool have spent around thrice the amount.
Asked if the current squad were good enough to vie for the title, Mourinho would only say: “I don’t answer to your question.” which clearly shows the concern of the Boss for his team and the threat that Liverpool has brought by signing great deals and making themselves as one of the major contenders of this season. Add on problems is the unavailability of Paul Pogba and United’s England contingent, who remain on extended breaks following their exploits in Russia.
Mourinho said: “If you look to the players that Chelsea and Liverpool have in the pre-season, especially these two teams, also Arsenal, if you compare, you see the difference of the situation.” which shows the amount of pressure he has in building a strong title contender.
The transfer window is set to close on August 9, and the Boss would love to make an enigmatic move before that.
