PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN defender Serge Aurier has reportedly told Jose Mourinho he wants to play for Manchester United.
The £16million full-back, 24, has been tracked by the Portuguese chief as he tries to improve his defence.
And according to L’Equipe, Aurier is close to becoming the first of many new arrivals at Old Trafford this summer.
Operating at right-back, the Ivory Coast star – also a target for Manchester City – arguably plays in the last position United need to strengthen.
Antonio Valencia has continued his development under Mourinho and no longer looks a converted winger.
Matteo Darmian, Phil Jones, and Chris Smalling are all aware that their places are under threat after failing to convince.
Controversial Aurier would bring baggage with him to Manchester after a series of high-profile incidents.
Aurier was landed in hot water after this throat-slitting gesture
He was sentenced to two months in prison for assaulting a police officer as well as sparking a Fifa investigation over a throat-slit gesture.
And Aurier was forced to miss PSG’s clash with Arsenal earlier this season as his appeal over the assault conviction meant he was part of an ongoing court case and banned from entering the UK.
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