Mourinho takes Pogba stance

Jose Mourinho has said Manchester United are keeping their options open in the transfer market following reports they are set to sign Paul Pogba.

According to Sky in Italy, United had an £85m bid for Pogba rejected by Juventus on Tuesday, although Mourinho has since refused to confirm or deny whether the France international is a target.

The Serie A champions reportedly told Manchester United a world-record fee in excess of £100m would be accepted.

When asked by Sky Sports News HQ if he would have a problem spending that kind of sum on one player, Mourinho said United are in a comfortable financial position but would not leave themselves “in the hands of one [selling] club”.

He said: “It is the power of Man United but it is also the power of football because in this moment the market is going in such a direction where I never know what is expensive, I never know what is cheap.

“Because what one season is very expensive, the next season is very cheap, so the market is going in that direction.

“We are in a comfortable position but we know what it is wrong and what is right. We know what the balance is and, I repeat, we are not going to be only focusing on one player.

“We are not …

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