Jose Mourinho was reluctant to compare Manchester
United’s transfer business with other Premier League clubs on Friday,
although the boss reiterated he is happy with the summer window so far. The
manager has already added Ivory Coast international Eric Bailly,
Swedish superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Armenia captain Henrikh
Mkhitaryan to his talented squad at Old Trafford, and he is confident
that a “very good midfield player” will arrive before the Premier League
season begins.
During a press conference at the Aon Training
Complex to preview Sunday’s Community Shield match against Leicester
City at Wembley, Mourinho was quizzed on United’s transfer activity and
whether he considered it to be better than the other 19 top-flight teams
in England.
“I think our market has been good,” Jose explained
in the Jimmy Murphy Centre, after declining to comment on other clubs.
“We have made decisions. We decided to bring four players and not 10. We
decided to bring in players that are Manchester United level. We
decide to bring four that we think can really improve the squad and not
just be one more player. This is the profile of our market.
“We
got a young central defender that needs time to be a top one, but he has
top potential and we believe a lot in him. We brought Micki here, a
player whose quality we know. We got a super striker and we are going to
get a very good midfield player. So I am happy with the balance of my
squad, I’m happy with the effort that the club has and is still putting
in for us.”