Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was spotted in the crowd at Austria’s friendly with Russia on Wednesday night, and while many reported that he was there to watch West Ham United attacker Marko Arnautovic, Bayern Munich left-back David Alaba, rated at £45m by Transfermarkt, may have been another player he was there to scout.
The 25-year-old has established himself as the Bundesliga champions’ first-choice in that position in recent seasons, and it would certainly be an audacious move by Mourinho if he was somehow able to prise the 62-cap international away from the Allianz Arena.
The Portuguese boss seems certain to bring in a new left-back/left wing-back this summer having seen Ashley Young been his preferred choice there during the 2017/18 campaign, and it is something that the Old Trafford faithful, who have delivered their verdict on a potential move for a 23-year-old Portugal international described by one fan as “worse than Rashford”, would like to see.
We asked Man United supporters to vote on our poll to see whether they would back an ambitious move to bring Alaba to Old Trafford, and a huge 72% said they would, which is rather unsurprisingly given the quality and experience he clearly has.
It would certainly take a large offer from the Red Devils to convince Bayern to sell, but Mourinho has certainly been backed well in the transfer market previously and there is no reason why that wouldn’t happen again for the right player.
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