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Mourinho ready to sacrifice one transfer target over costs

Britain Football Soccer - Wigan Athletic v Manchester United - Pre Season Friendly - DW Stadium - 16/7/16 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho Action Images via Reuters

Jose Mourinho has warned that Manchester United will not pay over the odds for new players and is prepared to sacrifice one of his transfer targets this summer.

United have already spent more than £100million (Sh13.5b) on Romelu Lukaku and Victor Lindelof, but are haggling with Inter Milan over £48m (Sh6.4b)-rated Ivan Perisic.

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