Jose Mourinho makes Manchester United transfer ultimatum with threat to join PSG - report
MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho has told the club he will take the PSG job if Chelsea star N’Golo Kante is not signed, according to a huge report from Spain.
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Manchester United are under pressure to deliver the signings Mourinho wants with the 54-year-old’s future supposedly uncertain.
Though any departure at the end of the campaign has been ruled out by the Red Devils boss, he wants certain transfers to keep pace with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.
And Spanish outlet Don Balon say Mourinho wants Chelsea midfielder Kante at Manchester United, who has been a huge hit at Stamford Bridge since arriving from Leicester in 2016.
Few had heard of the midfielder before he signed for the Foxes in 2015.
But he made an instant impact at the King Power Stadium, inspiring them to the unlikeliest league win of all time.
His stellar displays earned him a move to Chelsea where he again blossomed, helping the Blues scoop the title under Antonio Conte.
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And Don Balon say his terrific performances have made Mourinho crave him for his United side.
It is said that, so strong-minded is the Portuguese and so precarious is his position at present, he has even told the club he will join PSG if Kante does not arrive.
United know Chelsea will be unlikely to let the 26-year-old go without a fight.
As a result, the report has sensationally said the Red Devils are prepared to pay £158million to sign the player.
Mourinho dismissed talk over his future as ‘garbage news’ last week.
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"It depends on what you want to know and what you want to speak about," he said.
"If you want to speak about some news, I say garbage! I don't find a better word to define the talk.
"If you want to ask me directly, which I suppose you want, if I see myself next season in Manchester United, I say I see myself [here] and, as I told you when I arrived, I am going to leave when the club wants me to leave because I have no intention to leave at all.
"My intention is to stay and to work and to improve and to bring the club to where the club belongs. I want to stay. I don't see any reason not to stay.
"So, yes, I still have a contract. In fact, I am in the middle of my contract, I'm not in the last couple of months.
“My desire is to stay. It's just a question of the club, the owners, the board, Mr [Ed] Woodward, [and what] they all want, [if] they all are happy with my contribution and they want me to stay beyond the end of this contract. But, yes, I want to stay."
