Jose Mourinho's list of five transfers: Who were the best targets of Man United, and why four transactions failed?

Jose Mourinho is not one to avoid spending money in a transfer window.

Up to now, at Manchester United, he has earned a £ 89 million right, then world record, to land Paul Pogba of Juventus. He has also split £ 75 million to sign Romelu Lukaku, and after orchestrating an exchange deal with Alexis Sanchez, has made the Chilean the highest paid player of the year. history of the Old Trafford club.

This summer, the Portuguese have been exceptionally quiet. The Red Devils have, of course, been tied to every man and his dog. But Mourinho left the checkbook to pick up the dust for the most part.

Mourinho signed Fred for £ 52million, and the Brazilian is expected to play a prominent role in the first team this season.

But apart from the form that he brought in the right-back perspective Diogo Dalot – which is not, you suspects, at the level of playing week Last weekend, goalkeeper Lee Grant relegated Stoke

After Manchester United's 4-1 defeat of Liverpool in an international friendly on Saturday, the Portuguese told reporters: "I would like to have two other players, I think I will not have 2.

" I think it's possible, I'll have one. And that one, I gave a list to my club of five names a few months ago. And I am waiting to see if it is possible to have one of these players

"If that is possible, it is possible, if it is not not the case, if it's possible, it's good, otherwise we keep fighting and believing the players we have. "

So who were the five players? And why were there no other transactions? We take a look.

Toby Alderweireld

As Mirror Football revealed last May, the interest of Manchester United was so strong for the Belgian international defender that Tottenham opened discussions with the club. Old Trafford.

In the current state of affairs, Alderweireld is out of contract in 2020 and has a clause that will allow it to leave for only £ 25 million next season.

It is for this reason that the Spurs were open to listening to the offers in the hope of selling the defender at a much higher price before D-Day.

But that's not the case. is also this tactic that has seen the interest of Manchester United in hindsight – at least those whose money would be

It was initially believed that Spurs would accept around 55 million euros for Alderweireld, but President Daniel Levy wanted a figure close to 75 million euros. pounds, which prompted the Red Devils to rethink.

Of course, the case is not yet completely dead in the water. Manchester United can still earn money, and the Spurs can lose their valuation.

But, as has been widely reported, the Old Trafford club has explored other avenues, including Harry Maguire, the central defender of Leicester City. Unfortunately, they face similar evaluation problems in trying to land the hero of the World Cup in England

Gareth Bale

Some time later – somehow alone – winning a thirteenth Champions League title with Real Madrid, Bale announced: "I'm disappointed not to start the game",

"I felt like I deserved it but the manager makes the decisions so what can do you do? "

"I have to play week after week and that does not happen this season for one reason or another, I need to sit down during the summer and to discuss with my agent to leave. "

It seemed that the writing was on the wall, that he was coming back the UK, that he would sign for Manchester United, and finally, finally Mourinho was going to get his man.

Bale had been the jewel in the crown in the speech of Man United £ 250million was rebuilding which included the Alderweireld and Fred mentioned above. But circumstances have suddenly changed at Real Madrid, and the case has become more and more inaccessible.

Zinedine Zidane, the man who limited Basel's playing time to Real Madrid, resigned, immediately opening a new door of opportunity for the Welshman.

Then Cristiano Ronaldo followed suit, opening the door a little wider. This only increases Bale's chances of having a regular first football but also its importance to the giants of La Liga.

It is for this reason that the interest of Basel to leave wavered with the interest of Real Madrid to listen to the offers. And when Los Blancos does not want to sell, then, unfortunately, you will not look for your man

Fred / Sergej Milinkovic-Savic

The Brazilian midfielder Fred was still the main target of Mourinho.

But the Portuguese were also considering the possibility of recruiting Sergej Milinkovic-Savic among the Lazio giants of Serie A.

The duo is a similar player who was competing for the clbad, and there was the possibility that United could land Serbia of Spanish origin at a reduced price after that Lazio missed the championship of the Champions League.

Mourinho got his way when it came to strengthening his midfield, however, and the club shared with £ 52million to sign his first-choice Fred Shakhtar Donetsk.

Alex Sandro / Kieran Tierney

The left-wing problem at Manchester United has been a problem since Patrice Evra left the club for new pastures.

Ironically, the Frenchman did so because the club had just spent a staggering sum to land Luke Shaw from Southampton, and Evra believed his days were numbered.

Evra, who signed for Juventus, will of course compete in the 2015 Champions League final, while Manchester United – even more after Mourinho's arrival in 2016 – would lose faith in Shaw and convert aging winger Ashley Young in

It is frustrating in some respects that a signature was not made to fill this void, since the post was a "weak point" for United these past seasons. And it is because of this that Mourinho decided to buy a left-back at the opening of the summer transfer window

Sandro is undoubtedly the preferred option of the two targets, but Juventus wants £ 60 million for the left back, and the United Board thinks that it will not be the same. money could be better spent elsewhere.

Tierney would cost much less, but it can be argued that it is still a work in progress as opposed to the finished article that is Sandro, and therefore not too different from Shaw in this regard.

Shaw worked hard all summer One last attempt to impress his boss – and his efforts were apparently paying off.

Addressing the Guardian, Shaw said: "I spoke with the manager about a week after the holidays, we had a very good discussion, it really made me feel confident on the coming season and that's why I worked very hard.I want to prove to him also that I can be here, as well in this team. "

Would this be the season when Shaw finally will enter the first team of Mourinho?

Willian

An agreement for the Chelsea winger – who has already played under Mourinho at the Bridge – is not yet completely out of the table.

According to some reports, the Old Trafford club has even accepted an offer to sign the Brazilian, which Mourinho has noted very well. [19659003] But it seems that the transfer pays for other things first

United Man has competition in the form of Barcelona, ​​who is eager to sign the winger, and has seen great offers refused for his services. He has also just signed Malcom, who could see their desire to sign him down

Manchester United still has the problem of Anthony Martial

For some onlookers, the prospect of losing the Frenchman is ridiculous – he has it all in many ways, and could turn himself into an absolute world drummer. he had the opportunity.

But as we all know that Mourinho is a defensive coach by nature, and appreciates the work that Willian is doing – as well as moving forward – on Martial's ability to open the left-wing teams.

The resolution of the martial problem must be sorted out first, since the council will seek to obtain a big contribution for the player before sanctioning a contract for Willian.