16 July, 2017
Mourinho said the club still has work to do after signing Lukaku and Victor Lindelof, adding "we need more" and that "50 percent of the job was done".
'I need to get in the dressing room and learn about the players here, ' said Rooney. We need more, we wanted four, so I would say 50 per cent of the job is done, but I don't want to say that because everything is so hard.
'I think after the champions, Chelsea, I think Manchester United is the second most successful club last season and Arsenal the third.
When further quizzed about Matic, Mourinho turned defensive, and stated: "I can't say any word about a player who is a Chelsea player, I can't, it's hard".
"He said himself last season he thought he needed to put a little more effort in and a little more concentration", said Irwin. I would not like to be in Ed Woodward's position in negotiations because it's really hard.
They are set to pay more than £39 million for the Frenchman, which would increase competition for Matic, who has also been linked with Juventus.
Nemanja Matic vies with Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini, but could they be playing together next season?
Mourinho knows Matic well from their time together at Stamford Bridge, something the Portuguese coach hinted had encouraged him to chase Lukaku.
It remains to be seen who Mourinho lands to bolster his squad, but it's clear that he has the reigns to now build a squad capable of winning major trophies next season. We have not come to an economic agreement, that is obvious as well. "Personally, if I had to play one man up top and I was a United fan, I would go [with] Rashford".
The Red Devils are in Los Angeles preparing to participate in the International Champions Cup, which starts on Saturday against LA Galaxy, before further games with Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
