JOSE MOURINHO has already identified his summer transfer targets ahead of a potential £80million bid for Antoine Griezmann.
The Special One is keen to bring more star names to Old Trafford after landing the likes of Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic last year.
Mourinho decided against making a purchase this month even though he allowed Memphis Depay and Morgan Schneiderlin to move on.
But the Portuguese tactician already knows who United will move for at the end of the season – with one of them expected to be Atletico Madrid ace Griezmann.
The Frenchman is good friends with compatriot Pogba and has made no secret of his desire to work with the midfielder at club level.
United legend Rio Ferdinand reckons Griezmann is just the man to take United back to the summit of English football.
And Mourinho believes every player on his summer shortlist is a realistic target, a claim sure to delight transfer-hungry United fans.
He said: “I know what I want. I always think every week the more I know my players, the more I know my team, the more I know the competition – it’s a competition I know really well, but it’s in permanent evolution – I know what I want.
“The market closes today so there is no point in me speaking about the next transfer window when we have so many matches to play, so much to fight for, so many good players to work with.
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“In our case, we are more focused on the summer period. I like my players, so nothing for me. But if you ask me if I know what I want for the next transfer window, yes I know. Is it possible to get? I’ll try, always, to be realistic.
“I remember years ago when I was asking for a second goalkeeper, my technical director gave me a list of possible second goalkeepers and the first name was Gianluigi Buffon.
“I’m always realistic, always try to give options that are gettable. But we’ll have time to speak about that in the summer.”
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