For all the money spent by José Mourinho at Manchester United, the team’s defence remains sub par, much to the Portuguese manager’s frustration.
Wanting extra funds to shore up his backline, the Special One was never given the money to get someone off his wishlist, which, at one point, reportedly included Milan Skriniar.
With Manchester United now eighth in the Premier League, seven points off the top four, something needs to change, and Mourinho will be adamant a new defender will be a great start to solving problems.
That’s why Gazzetta dello Sport report the interest in the Inter defender still hasn’t gone, with the Red Devils’ interest, as well as that of Barcelona, ringing ‘constant sirens’ at the Serie A club.
Their previous offer of €60m, one that was ultimately rejected by the Italians, wouldn’t be good enough these days, and there’s a good chance his price, after a season in the Champions League, will be far closer to, and could even exceed, that of Virgil Van Dijk’s transfer from Southampton to Liverpool.
Inter are already thinking of the potential post-Skriniar era with their interest in Sampdoria’s Joachim Andersen, whose transfer to Milan is ‘clearly linked’ to the Slovakian’s future.
As things stand, Inter are trying to extend their star defender’s contract, but their offer has yet to be accepted.
We doubt January will be when Manchester United manage to convince the Serie A club, since they won’t want to lose a key figure midway through the season, but crazier things have happened in football.
