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Jose Mourinho is about to block one of Manchester United\u2019s most anticipated midfield transfers this summer.<\/p>\n
With plans to remake their engine room, The 20-time English champions have set their sights on some of the finest midfielders in Europe.<\/p>\n
One of them is Sporting CP\u2019s Morten Hjulmand<\/a>. The Danish<\/a> midfielder is establishing himself as the number six that top clubs crave in their desire to establish control and dominance in the centre of the park.<\/p>\n Highly intelligent, physical, and tactically disciplined, Hjulmand anchors the midfield by combining elite ball-winning, excellent positional awareness, and precise passing to dictate the tempo of the game, which is exactly what Manchester United crave in a Casemiro<\/a> heir.<\/p>\n INEOS know that, which is why behind-the-scenes reports suggest they are pushing to sign him.<\/p>\n However, as they look to bring him to Manchester, complications are emerging.<\/p>\n Competition for Morten Hjulmand<\/p>\n Clubs are keen on derailing United\u2019s transfer plans. First, it was Arsenal<\/a>; now, a report from Spain suggests Real Madrid have entered the Hjulmand race.<\/p>\n Mourinho request<\/p>\n Apparently, Jose Mourinho<\/a> wants the Sporting CP captain as his first signing back at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n As per Cope<\/a>, \u201cMiguel \u00c1ngel D\u00edaz says that Jos\u00e9 Mourinho has asked Real Madrid to sign Morten Hjulmand, the Danish midfielder from Sporting Lisbon, for whom the Portuguese club would demand around \u20ac50 million.\u201d<\/p>\n Real Madrid complicate move<\/p>\n Madrid forcing themselves into the Hjulmand transfer race changes everything.<\/p>\n The Los Blancos will naturally do whatever it takes to please their new manager, and that desperation to win this deal, combined with the club\u2019s undeniable appeal, massively hurts the Red Devils\u2019 chances of landing Hjulmand.<\/p>\n