Manchester United Transfer News: Latest William Carvalho, Sergio Ramos Rumours

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is weighing up the decision to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho in January as he looks to strengthen his midfield options.

According to Portuguese outlet A Bola (h/t Bruce Archer of the Express), the Special One is aiming to bring in a holding midfielder to give Paul Pogba more help in the centre and has identified Carvalho as a suitable candidate.

Archer noted that the 24-year-old has attracted the attention of a number of Premier League outfits in recent years after emerging as one of the most promising defensive midfielders in Europe.

The Sporting star was an important figure for Portugal in their successful UEFA Euro 2016 campaign in the summer, as revealed by WhoScored.com:

GRAPHIC: William Carvalho https://t.co/agGn1pf5TT #POR pic.twitter.com/0hiMVRAGZ3

— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) July 13, 2016

While he’s not quite a tireless runner in the manner of Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante, Carvalho is a hard worker and capable ball-winner.

He’s also more mobile than several of United’s current midfield options including Marouane Fellaini, Michael Carrick, Wayne Rooney and Bastian Schweinsteiger—though the …

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