REDS UP BID FOR MORATA
target to beef up his attack, but the Reds boss is determined not to pay more than £60m – £18m less than Real’s valuation.
Real have scrapped plans to make David de Gea part of any deal and will not try to sign him.
Morata is keen on the switch to United and Mourinho prefers him to Everton’s Romelu Lukaku, who looks destined for Chelsea. Wayne Rooney, who appeared to be saying goodbye to fans at Michael Carrick’s testimonial, is pricing himself out of the Premier League if he quits United.
He is on £12m-plus a year but will not take a pay cut, putting him out of reach of potential suitors in England but not China, where he could double his money.