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Jose Mourinho sends Man United target Marco Verratti constant text messages
JOSE MOURINHO has reportedly been texting Manchester United target Marco Verratti.
Jose Mourinho has reportedly been messaging Marco Verratti about a move to Old Trafford
Verratti emerged as a target for United over the weekend, with Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport claiming a £79million offer is in the pipeline.
The report claimed the Red Devils were willing to offer the midfielder a £6.7m-a-year contract in order to move to Old Trafford.
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However, the report did not originally come from the Italian newspaper and was circulating in France since June 11 via radio station Europe 1.
And the French outlet claims Mourinho has been in constant contact with Verratti about a move and has messaged him on numerous occasions.
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Verratti is under contract until 2020 with the option of a further year, and the loss of Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer next month, means his PSG departure may be unlikely.
But Mourinho has already shown he's willing to splash the cash and United forked out £30m this month to sign relatively unknown defender Eric Bailly from Villarreal.
Express Sport understands the Portuguese could have as much as £200m to spend on transfers this summer.
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