If Manchester United are to sign Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal they got to make sacrifices (Read More)

Mourinho had identified Gareth Bale and Antoine Griezmann as his two box office summer transfer targets but will abandon signing two players who have been on United’s radar for a number of years, should he complete and audacious move the Arsenal man. 

United are willing to offer Sanchez a staggering £350,000-a-week to move to Old Trafford, a salary that would make him the best paid player in England and are said to be increasingly confidence of securing his services. ‘If there is a fantastic opportunity on the table, you fight for that fantastic opportunity,’ said Mourinho on the chances of signing Sanchez .

‘Normally we would try to improve our squad in the summer and try to make every department stronger. If you do something now, we don’t do it in again in the summer. ‘Let’s say in the summer we have three targets – a defender, a midfielder and an attacking player. If in the winter you do one of the three, then in the summer you do three minus one.’