"Manchester United" strategist Jose Mourinho is determined to fight for "Roma" defender Lorenzo Pellegrini, who signed in January. Portugal acquired Fred from Donetsk's "Shakhtar" team for 52 million pounds sterling in the summer. It was expected that the Brazilian would form a trio of defenders with Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic. However, Mourinho was not impressed with Fred's performance and is inclined to acquire another player. The transfer of L. Pellegrini would cost 26.5 million pounds sterling. Such a buyout fee is stipulated in the defender's contract with the "Roma" team. The Italian would agree to move to the Manchester team if they doubled his salary to one million euros per year and provided him with guarantees of playing time."
