EPL: What Mourinho told Man Utd about signing Van Dijk
According to The Independent, Man United included Van Dijk’s name as a potential signing before he eventually joined Liverpool but Mourinho “said no” to the possibility of bringing the centre-back to Old Trafford.
The newspaper added that Mourinho did not want to sign another central defender at that time, even though the Portuguese changed his mind just a few months later and pushed for the club’s executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward to sign Harry Maguire from Leicester City. Van Dijk, who joined Liverpool for £75million, has established himself as one of the world’s best defender since joining the Reds.ahead of Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi and Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo.
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