Jose Mourinho has urged Manchester United to sign Harry Kane. (Getty Images)

Jose Mourinho has told Manchester United’s board to sign Harry Kane ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports.

The Sunday Mirror claims that the United manager has made his preference clear to Ed Woodward and has ordered the club to make a bid to Tottenham which they would struggle to reject.

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It’s claimed that Mourinho is a keen admirer of the England international and believes United should launch a world-record move for the striker.

Mourinho’s request to land Kane is in addition to his desire to bring Alvaro Morata to Old Trafford, and the United manager believes those two in attack would be a better option than to re-sign Ronaldo.


Kane has won the Premier League’s Golden Boot twice in a row. (Getty Images)

For the second successive season, Kane finished up with the Premier League’s Golden Boot but a move for the 23-year-old would be problematic for United.



The striker only signed a new contract in December which keeps him at Spurs until 2022, and the club could therefore command a fee in excess of £100 million.

Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Real Madrid this summer. (AFP/Getty Images)

Ronaldo, meanwhile, is set for talks with Real Madrid after Portugal’s Confederations Cup campaign.

It’s claimed that United were exploring the possibility of signing the 32-year-old but have not yet submitted a bid.

Ronaldo, however, has received offers from Paris Saint-Germain and the Chinese Super League, although he has no intention of joining a club outside of Europe.

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