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Morten Hjulmand: How Jose Mourinho plans to derail Man United’s midfield rebuild

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Jose Mourinho is about to block one of Manchester United’s most anticipated midfield transfers this summer.With plans to remake their engine room, The 20-time English champions have set their sights...

Morten Hjulmand: How Jose Mourinho plans to derail Man United’s midfield rebuild Jose Mourinho is about to block one of Manchester United’s most anticipated midfield transfers this summer. With plans to remake their engine room, The 20-time English champions have set their sights on some of the finest midfielders in Europe. One of them is Sporting CP’s Morten Hjulmand .

The Danish midfielder is establishing himself as the number six that top clubs crave in their desire to establish control and dominance in the centre of the park. Highly intelligent, physical, and tactically disciplined, Hjulmand anchors the midfield by combining elite ball-winning, excellent positional awareness, and precise passing to dictate the tempo of the game, which is exactly what Manchester United crave in a Casemiro heir. INEOS know that, which is why behind-the-scenes reports suggest they are pushing to sign him.

However, as they look to bring him to Manchester, complications are emerging. Competition for Morten Hjulmand Clubs are keen on derailing United’s transfer plans. First, it was Arsenal ; now, a report from Spain suggests Real Madrid have entered the Hjulmand race.

Mourinho request Apparently, Jose Mourinho wants the Sporting CP captain as his first signing back at the Bernabeu. As per Cope , “Miguel Ángel Díaz says that José Mourinho has asked Real Madrid to sign Morten Hjulmand, the Danish midfielder from Sporting Lisbon, for whom the Portuguese club would demand around €50 million. ” Real Madrid complicate move Madrid forcing themselves into the Hjulmand transfer race changes everything.