Jose Mourinho has insisted Manchester United will not allow themselves to be held to ransom in the transfer market this summer.

United paid Everton an initial £75 million, rising to £90m, for Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku and also signed Sweden defender Victor Lindelof, but they have so far balked at Inter Milan’s £49m valuation of Ivan Perisic and Tottenham’s demands for £55m for Eric Dier.

Alvaro Morata is also on the verge of joining Chelsea for around £60m, £20m less than United were quoted by Real Madrid for the Spain striker.

Mourinho said he is now prepared to settle for one more signing as opposed to two after claiming United would not pay inflated fees for modest players like some rival clubs, who view the market differently.