The transfer window in all of Europe's big five leagues is now closed, but that doesn't stop Transfer Talk from rummaging through the remains of the summer window to scrounge up the earliest bit of gossip about who will be moving where come January.
TOP STORY: Mourinho urged United not to sign Ronaldo
When it became clear that Cristiano Ronaldo would be leaving Real Madrid this summer, Jose Mourinho pleaded with the Manchester United hierarchy not to re-sign their former No. 7, according to the Mirror.
The outlet states that Mourinho couldn't justify a £90 million transfer fee and wages of £500,000 a week for a 33-year-old attacker when he felt the club's biggest needs were in defence.