Having been forced to begin his first season in charge of Manchester United’s already ridiculously expensive squad on the back of a meagre summer spend of only £145m (with one Zlatan Ibrahimovic thrown in for free), it’s little wonder José Mourinho has been looking so glum in recent weeks. Shoring up United’s defence is his top priority and Wednesday’s papers suggest the United manager will attempt to sign Southampton’s Dutch centre-half Virgil van Dijk and Bayern Munich’s ridiculously versatile and talented Austrian defender-midfielder David Alaba in the January transfer window. If it helps grease the wheels, Daniel Sturridge could buck the trend by going the other way. Juventus, for their part, are interested in signing Wolfsburg midfielder and Rumour Mill staple Julian Draxler. Under the stewardship of Gian Piero Gasperini, the Bergamo-based side are fifth in the Serie A table and turning heads.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2016 09:12 UTC