Manchester United have reportedly submitted a £53m bid for Nikola Milenkovic, after the Fiorentina defender impressed Jose Mourinho while playing for Serbia.
Mourinho battled against the United board to sign a centre-back during the summer transfer window, with various pursuits for the likes of Jerome Boateng, Diego Godin and Harry Maguire all falling short. United have looked defensively frail so far this season and that is something Mourinho wishes to finally solve in January.
According to Italian news outlet La Nazione, via the Metro, Mourinho was so impressed after watching Milenkovic play for Serbia against Montenegro last Thursday that he immediately got in touch with the United board.