Why Jose Mourinho said no to Manchester United bid for Virgil van Dijk before Liverpool transfer

Manchester United did not rival Liverpool for the signing of Virgil van Dijk after Jose Mourinho rejected the move, according to The Independent. Van Dijk’s name was put forward by United before his £75million to Liverpool. But manager Mourinho said no to the move as he did not want to add another centre-back to his squad at that time. The report from The Independent also claims the scouting structure at United is in disarray. It says many scouting reports on potential targets are left unread, with a source saying: "They’ve got reports on so many players, but they mostly go ignored. Some of the players they’d spend fortunes on, they’re not as good as better players who they’ve got reports on, but most go ignored."

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