Mourinho: United will keep it real

Jose Mourinho says he will not chase “impossible targets” and allow Manchester United to be used as a pawn by players and agents this summer.

The winter transfer window may have only shut on Tuesday night but the Portuguese has already made his targets for post-season improvements clear to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.

Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann is said to be chief among them and Mourinho will not allow United to stray into the fanciful given the way some have used such interest to better their own situations in recent years.