The coaching career started as a college team coach

The Portuguese coach's office at Manchester United is a very spacious room.

Mourinho looked at the photo of Manchester United winning the Europa League, which was just hung on the wall. It was his achievement two months ago. He was thoughtful. The Portuguese in the photo leaned over to kiss the trophy.

Mourinho nodded.

There was still a pile of information on the table waiting for him to look at. He turned around, glanced at the gradually darkening Manchester sky, and then returned to his seat.

On the top of the pile of information, there were several reports sent by the scout team.

"Matic, Dale... these are enough." Mourinho found the two he had been thinking about, and then put the other alternatives aside. He would look at those carefully later, of course, he might not look at them.

After a while, he picked up Dendoncker's report.

"Dendoncker wants 35 million euros? Are they crazy?" Mourinho saw Dendoncker's price requirement and exclaimed directly.

It doesn't look like the scouts are deceiving him, but Anderlecht, the Belgian giant where Dendoncker is, really asked for it. This is not a figment of the imagination, but a report from Anderlecht's mouthpiece media - this already represents Anderlecht's intention.

Anderlecht is not under pressure to sell Dendoncker.

Anderlecht just sold Tielemans, and actually doesn't want to sell another main midfielder. Of course, considering that the Belgian league will basically not put any pressure on Anderlecht in the future, Anderlecht can survive without these two main players.

It is precisely because of this that Anderlecht immediately started to raise the price when they saw Manchester United, the big customer.

"... Anderlecht's director Van Hosbeek said that it would cost 25 million to 35 million to sign this new star, and they would consider selling Dendoncker."

Mourinho couldn't help but smile when he read this, "Fortunately, the Champions League will not start until September."

Otherwise, Manchester United would have no patience at all.

He is unhappy with the lack of progress in the transfer market this summer. He has handed over the four positions missing in the team and the players he recommended to Manchester United CEO Ward, but the latter seems to have only brought Lindelof and Lukaku so far.

Whether it is 25 million euros or 35 million euros, the price is too expensive, which does not mean that Manchester United cannot afford it. Manchester United can pay it anyway, even if it spends 50 million for one person.

But if this person is a player of Dendoncker's level, Mourinho will have to weigh it.

After all, Matic only asks for about 50 million at most, and Manchester United can probably get him for 40 million. Dell's price is more expensive, but after all, he has performed well in Tottenham, and you get what you pay for.

These two players are expensive for a reason, but Dendoncker, this...

Mourinho then turned on his computer and started editing an email, and the email was soon given to Judge, Manchester United's head of football negotiations.

"It seems that our head coach is anxious again." Judge shook his head. He was not surprised by Mourinho's anxiety.

"First, take Dale, followed by Matic. Dendoncker continues to follow up and send out signals that we are interested in him." Judge then ordered, "This young man has not seen much of the world. Once he sees that we are the ones who come forward, he will definitely persuade the club to lower the price."

This speculation is not unreasonable.

After all, whether it is Manchester United or other giants, when trying to buy players from smaller teams, they often send out signals first to disrupt the players' minds. Some players even directly strike to force the club to release.

This method has always been effective. After all, there is plenty of time to play football, but the opportunity that the giants have taken a fancy to is hard to come by again.

Manchester United quickly released the news. The football section of the Manchester Evening News printed Dendoncker's head portrait at the top, with a big question mark below.

When the Manchester Evening News spread out on the table in front of Dendoncker, he was of course very happy. After all, it was Manchester United. In early August, when Dendoncker was interviewed by the French media Foot Mercato, he expressed his intention to leave the team through his agent.

"My client was retained by Anderlecht, but he hopes for a new challenge. We will continue to wait and see if we can get the club's understanding."

This statement echoed the news of the Manchester Evening News. Many people believe that this has probably confirmed the relationship between Dendoncker and Manchester United.

Because Fiorentina and Milan, who compete with Manchester United, are somewhat afraid of Anderlecht, RB Leipzig only sent scouts to investigate Dendoncker's games, Atletico Madrid is still under a transfer ban, and there is not much news about Wolves.

Manchester United really has no competitive pressure.

Some Manchester United fans have begun to excitedly anticipate the tactics of next season in advance, and some have even taken the lead in using PS to make a makeup photo of Dendoncker.

In any case, in their opinion, at least Dendoncker is the easiest person to buy among Matic, Dier and himself.

According to the Guardian, Manchester United's offer to Tottenham midfielder Dier has been rejected, and Tottenham firmly believes that Dier is not for sale.

The next offer for Dier seems to have been sent to Levy's desk, and the offer has reached 60 million euros.

Dier himself wants to come to Manchester United. After all, at Tottenham, he and Wanyama need to rotate to compete for the main position. He lost and became a substitute in the midfield. But the club disagrees, and he has no choice.

Pochettino knows that it is difficult for Wanyama and Dier to coexist in the midfield, but the 23-year-old Dier has a lot of room for development after all, and the contract period until 2021 also puts Tottenham under no pressure.

Since Manchester United just intercepted Lukaku under their noses, Chelsea is unlikely to let Matic leave Chelsea easily. However, considering that Chelsea wants to win Bakayoko in the summer, the money will probably be made up from selling players.

Considering that Matic has not been able to reach an agreement with Chelsea in the transfer negotiations in the past 18 months, Matic's future may really not be with the Blues.

But if he is not in the Blues, is he really in the Red Devils? Not necessarily. Juventus is also paying attention to Matic, and coincidentally, Matic is not Juventus' first choice either. Ahead of him, there are N'Zonzi, Matuidi and Emre Can.

Inter Milan, Juventus' old rival in Serie A, is also looking at it. They are already negotiating with Chelsea. According to the London Evening Standard, the deal could cost them 40 million euros.

Now, the Guardian, Sky Sports, London Evening Standard, and Manchester Evening News are all over the news, and there are many so-called insiders spreading various news. Manchester United's recruitment work is really confusing.