Pogba Set To Undergo Medical,Mourinho"s Comments On The Impending Move

Paul Pogba is close to joining Manchester United for a world-record transfer fee, with manager Jose Mourinho saying the France midfielder will be at the right club “to be the best player in the world”.

 

Pogba has been given permission by Juventus to have a medical examination to complete his return to Old Trafford, United said. The English club made the announcement in a one-line statement under the hashtag “Pogback”.

 

“I don’t think Real were upset when they broke the record with Gareth Bale or Cristiano [Ronaldo]. I don’t think it’s a reason to be sad – it’s a reason to be proud,” Mourinho said. “Football is crazy and the market has become crazy. What you think this season is crazy, you realise three years later it’s not crazy anymore.”

 

United said the medical would take place at the club’s training complex, but didn’t say when.

Pogba Set To Undergo Medical,Mourinho"s Comments On The Impending Move

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has backed the appointment of Sam Allardyce as England manager – which is expected to be confirmed on Thursday.

“He is a good motivator and can create a good team spirit. I wish him the best,” said Mourinho.

“From my side, I promise to try to make sure the English players are always available in good condition.”

Ex-England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson also backed Allardyce, saying he had always performed in English football.

“I think it is good. Sam’s been in English football for a long time. He’s always been doing very well,” Eriksson told BBC Sport.

But Eriksson, who led England to the quarter-finals of three major tournaments between 2001 and 2006, warned success was “not that easy”.

“What is successful for England? Is it quarter-final or semi-final? Winning?” asked Eriksson, who now manages Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese Super League.

Sunderland boss Allardyce, 61, was interviewed for the England job by hte Football Association (FA) when Eriksson left after the 2006 World Cup.

“If the FA want an Englishman he is one of several good names. I wish him the best of luck,” continued Eriksson, 68.

“I know he is very organised. He knows all the players and he wants the job.”

Eriksson said that a result like England’s Euro 2016 last-16 defeat by Iceland, which led to Roy Hodgson’s resignation, “should not happen”.

“I know the fans and the FA are dreaming about reaching semi-finals and finals and winning a big tournament,” he said, adding that England’s World Cup triumph in 1966 was “a long time ago”.

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Jose Mourinho"s Message For Man United Fans

Jose Mourinho says he will do all he can to make the Manchester United fans happy, but the Reds boss insists the supporters have a big part to play in his plans for success.

In an exclusive interview for adidas Front Row, Mourinho spoke of his pride at being at the Old Trafford helm and, while he realises fans’ expectations are high, he discussed how the backing from the stands will be vital.

“I understand that they expect a lot from me but I also expect a lot from them,” he declared. “There is no chance we will be happy if we are not together and I think the passion [they have] for this club is really amazing.

“It’s a new chapter in the club’s life. Always when you change a manager, I feel it is a sad moment but it is a new chapter now. We have brought a few new faces in, we will keep some others but, in the end, it doesn’t matter who the manager is, it doesn’t who the new players are or who is staying or leaving, it’s Man United and Man United is much more than any one of us.

“The passion the fans have is for the club and I feel that I am a club man. When I arrived, I wore the [United] shirt immediately and this is the kind of club and the kind of shirt that I am very proud to represent. I am going to do my best to be happy and to make the people happy.”

In terms of targets for his first year, Mourinho is clear in his mission.

“I’m not humble when I talk about targets, I’m quite aggressive on that. I want everything and everything is to win matches, play well, score goals, don’t concede goals… everything. I want everything,” he insists. “I know that we are speaking about a hypothetical situation which is very difficult to reach but I want everything.”

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Jose Mourinho"s Message For Man United Fans

Revealed : Mourinho"s First Casualty To Be Axed From Manchester United

Juan Mata is not expected to be in Manchester United squad next season as Jose Mourinho prepares to show the Spaniard the Old Trafford exit doors.

 

Mata, who earns £170,000-a-week (via Mirror), moved to Manchester from Chelsea back in 2014 and has since impressed for the Red Devils, finishing the 2015/16 Premier League campaign with six goals and five assists to his name as part of a United outfit which often struggled for creativity.

But the attacking midfielder proved their most imaginative spark, carving out 53 chances for his team-mates, 11 more than anyone at the club, capping off his season with the equalising goal in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace to win the club its first FA Cup since 2004.

 

At just 28 years of age, Mata certainly still has a lot to offer but his future has been thrown into question over the past few days after news broke that Mourinho is set to take over from Louis van Gaal as manager.

 

The Portuguese deemed the playmaker surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge two years ago and shipped him off to United and if he does indeed take charge at Old Trafford, Harry Redknapp fully expects to see the same happen again.

 

Juan Mata has done well for United and scored some important goals — not least in the FA Cup final — but Mourinho let him go at Chelsea and I wouldn’t have thought the Spaniard is in his plans,” the  current Jordanian coach Redknapp told Daily Mail.

 

Revealed : Mourinho"s First Casualty To Be Axed From Manchester United

Mourinho Enters Syrian Race

Despite reports of Jose Mourinho signing a pre contract deal with Manchester United, it has not stopped the War -tone Syria from entering the race in seeking the services of the unemployed coach.

 

Syria wants Mourinho to coach a team currently ranked 123rd in the world and have entered the race to sign the world’s most high profile unemployed manager Jose Mourinho.

A statement from the Syrian Football Association, referring to the Portuguese coach’s management team Gestifute read “After a meeting including the president of the Syrian Football Association, the vice president and the general secretary, an official offer was agreed and made to the agency of Jose Mourinho to train the Syrian national team”.

 

“It is important for football in this country, at this time, to sign a world class coach to help us reach the World Cup for the first time in our history,” added the statement. “We are open for negotiations to reach a deal between both parties.” the statement concluded.

 

The national team has just qualified for the third phase of the Asian qualifying competition, finishing Group E in second place behind Japan in March.

Mourinho Enters Syrian Race