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11th August 2018
06:52pm BST

With the teenager's stock rising further during France's World Cup campaign, United would have presumably been preparing to shatter the world record if they stood any chance of bringing Mbappe to Old Trafford.
But it wasn't to be and Mourinho was forced to settle for three signings over the summer months as Fred, Diogo Dalot and Lee Grant arrived.
The United boss made no secret of his desire to at least see a centre-half signed before Thursday's deadline but he has since come to terms with the fact that he will have to make do with what he has.
"It will be a difficult season for everybody," Mourinho said. "For us it will be a difficult season because I had my plans, and I had my plans for many months, and I started the Premier League season without a situation I thought."Explore more on these topics: