Mourinho no more interested in Gareth Bale, targets someone elseAugust 19, 2017 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has given up on signing Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale. But the Special One has instead turned his attention to his team-mate Raphael Varane, The Daily Star reports. And Spanish outlet Don Balon report United are ready to offer the France international a huge contract to get him to leave the Bernabeu. The centre-back is said to be happy in Madrid and Mourinho has failed in previous attempts to sign the 24-year-old. The United boss is desperate to bolster his backline even further and is convinced Varane is the best option for his squad. That’s despite the Red Devils completing the signing of Victor Lindelof from Benfica this summer. Varane has become a key player for Zinedine Zidane at Real and will not be available cheap should he move to United. Mourinho has a number of options in defence. As well as Lindelof, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo mean United have plenty of depth available to them. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |