Jose Mourinho has all but confirmed that Manchester United are about to announce the signing of Paul Pogba.
The world record £100million transfer of Pogba is expected to be announced in the coming days and Mourinho has revealed that an arrival is imminent.
However, the Frenchman’s signing will represent the final bit of transfer business that United do this summer.
Mourinho insists that along with Pogba’s return to Old Trafford, the capture of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eric Bailly and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is sufficient to see his side sustain a title challenge.
He said: “We made decisions, decide to bring four players not 10, that are Manchester United level. Four that we think can really improve the squad and not just be one more. This is the profile of our market.
“A young defender that needs time to be a top one but who has top potential.
“A creative player that we know the quality, a super striker, and we are going to get a very good midfielder. We try for balance. I am happy with my squad. I am happy with the effort of the club. The others it is their problem.”
Reports suggested that Pogba was set to arrive in England over the weekend to officially put pen to paper on his deal.
It means that a deal could be done next week and he be available for the season opener against Bournemouth.
Asked if fans could expect Pogba to arrive in the coming days Mourinho said: “I am very pragmatic on this. All that matters is what happens in my house and not in my neighbours’ house. Paul Pogba is a Juve player until he isn’t, officially, so we stay like this.
“The market closes on August 31st but I think my club is trying to do everything to close our market before the 14th. Normally, next week, we will have our squad closed.
“We have 22 and we are going to have 23. You are right, I don’t like to speak about other clubs or players from other clubs. Other managers like to do that, they like to speak about my club and my players.”
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