Man United, Morata to his friends: 'It's a done deal'. De Gea might also be part of the deal...

01 lug 2017

It is not a secret that Manchester United will be active during this transfer window as Mourinho wants to keep improving his team. So far, the Red devils have signed ex-Benfica defender Victor Lindelof as he should come in to bolster their back end. At the same time, Zlatan Ibrahimovic left the club as a free-agent as United now need to find a replacement for him. A deal with Alvaro Morata has been in place for some time now but Real Madrid's steep asking price delayed a potential deal.

According to the Daily Express, Alvaro Morata told some of his close friends that a deal for his move to Manchester is virtually in place as he is set to join Mourinho's club. This is not just it as according to the Metro, it seems like if United are pondering using David De Gea as trade bait to make a deal happen with Real. If so, they could then turn their attention to City's Joe Hart...

Manchester United qualified for next year's UCL as the won the UEFA Europa league in 2016-17.