Man Utd manager Mourinho preparing bid for ex AC Milan starlet Bryan Cristante
Atalanta have an option to make the deal permanent should they pay £10 million until the end of June 2018 and could trigger that clause before shipping him on to the Premier League and Manchester United who, according to The Sun are leading the race to sign Cristante.
According to the report, Manchester United are in pole position due to the reluctance from other interested clubs Atletico Madrid, Inter and Juventus to pay Atalanta's asking price of £31 million, something Mourinho is allegedly prepared to do.
Furthermore, it is reported that Cristante himself is very keen on trying his wings at Old Trafford as well as the chance of playing beside French midfield star Paul Pogba.