Jose Mourinho appears to have put the brakes on any incoming transfers at Manchester United ahead of what he hinted to be another big summer at Old Trafford, having racked up over £150m in new signings last year.

Mourinho has been heavily linked with a move for Benfica defender Victor Lindelof, with reports of a £38m bid being batted about early in the January transfer window. However, that now appears to be off the table, and it seems that the Premier League club have not made any formal offer for the Sweden defender this month.

United are still interest in Lindelof, but it appears any approach will be held off until the end of the season, and Mourinho spoke to Portuguese TV to confirm that he doesn’t expect any arrivals this month, with the only transfer activity of note being the departure of players that he has underused this season.

Speaking to A Bola, Mourinho said: “I am convinced that in this winter market we will be sellers and not buyers. We want to raise pounds to attack in the summer, as we did this year with the contract of four players.”

With the top six in the Premier League table all harbouring hopes of winning the title, none of them appear keen to do business in the January window and will instead hold off until the summer. That’s where Mourinho made his mark upon his arrival at Old Trafford last year, where he agreed deals to bring Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eric Bailly and the world record signing of Paul Pogba to United for more than £150m.

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Lindelof could well be part of the 2017 reinforcements that arrive ahead of next season, with the likes of Atletico Madrid’s Antonie Griezmann and, more recently, Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko linked with a switch to Old Trafford.

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