Manchester United forced to give up Eric Dier chase as Tottenham refuse to even discuss the possibility of selling the England star
Jose Mourinho identified the England international as his top midfield target this summer but has no choice but to switch attention to Chelsea star Nemanja Matic
MANCHESTER UNITED have fully turned their attention on Nemanja Matic after being emphatically told Eric Dier is not for sale.
Jose Mourinho has made the England international his No1 midfield target this summer as he plans the next phase of his Old Trafford rebuilding job.
United made contact with Spurs about signing Dier this summer and were told by the club hierarchy the midfielder is going nowhere.
However, SunSport have been told Mourinho has no chance of landing Eric Dier as there will be no more departures from North London.
The only players leaving will be ones sanctioned by boss Mauricio Pochettino as in the case of Kyle Walker who joined Manchester City last week.
Reports have emerged United could make another tilt at Dier who signed a new five-year deal at White Hart Lane last September.
United will now have to push through a deal for Matic who has told Chelsea his preferred option is to move to Old Trafford and link up with his former Blues boss at Old Trafford.
Mourinho’s summer plans have received a boost with the club agreeing a fee with Inter Milan for Ivan Perisic.
The 28-year-old winger is keen to make the switch to England and has already agreed person terms on a long-term deal.
Meanwhile United play the second gaame on thier pre-season tour of the US when they face MLS franchise Real Salt Lake City at the Rio Tinto stadium in Utah Tuesday morning (UK time).
Mourinho will be hoping to follow Saturday’s encouraging 5-2 win over LA Galaxy with a second victory on their US tour and give run out to Luke Shaw, Ashley Young and a full game for Romelu Lukaku.