Thursday 27 July 2017

Transfer updates :Mourinho says he didn't 'feel the need' to sign Hernandez

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says that he “didn’t feel the need” to sign Mexican striker Javier Hernandez because he has younger options in Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku, according to a report on the Telegraph.
The ex-Manchester United striker joined Premier League rivals West Ham United for £16 million from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and when Mourinho was questioned about the Mexican he said:
“He left the club a few years ago, I’m not sure it was his decision or the manager’s but he’s a good player, he’s a player that will always score goals. We move in another direction in a younger player in Lukaku and we have Rashford who can be a striker so we didn’t feel that need.”

 Hernandez was sold for a fee of £7.3 million when Louis van Gaal was in charge of the Red Devils which had some fans upset as he had become a fan favourite at Old Trafford.
Mourinho was impressed with West Ham and believes that they have done a brilliant piece of business in signing a player with the quality of Hernandez.
“He doesn’t need many minutes on the pitch to score. West Ham to get a player of his experience and quality is very good.”
Mourinho showed that he has confidence in his current strikers Rashford and Lukaku as he looks to challenge in all competitions this season. - Read Sport

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