Jose Mourinho trying to spoil Man Utd’s plans to sign Kamara as Roma open talks with Marseille star over transfer

MANCHESTER UNITED are facing competition from ex-boss Jose Mourinho for the signature of Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara, it’s claimed. Roma and manager Mourinho, 58, are said to have swooped in to open talks with Kamara and his agent. La Repubblica have reported that Roma are hoping to reach a deal with Marseille for the defensive […]

MANCHESTER UNITED are facing competition from ex-boss Jose Mourinho for the signature of Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara, it’s claimed.

Roma and manager Mourinho, 58, are said to have swooped in to open talks with Kamara and his agent.

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Boubacar Kamara is said to be heading to Manchester but Roma are also supposedly keen[/caption]

La Repubblica have reported that Roma are hoping to reach a deal with Marseille for the defensive midfielder.

The Marseille-born youngster has made 142 appearances for the club since making his first team debut as a 17-year-old.

He entered the club’s academy when he was just FIVE years old and has supported the club ever since.

Kamara has scored four goals and assisted five in total for the Ligue 1 club.

United had been tipped as favourites to land the Frenchman and Kamara, 22, has attracted interest from all over Europe.

Sources claim that Ralf Rangnick is ‘convinced’ that Kamara is the right signing for his new team.

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He is an elite ball-winner, who is very competent when pressing which will allow him to fit nicely in Rangnick’s system at Man Utd.

And negotiations between the Manchester cub and Marseille were said to be at an ‘advanced stage’.

As reported, Kamara is more interested in the money on offer at Old Trafford than a move to Roma.

Man Utd, who sit in sixth place in the Premier League, face eight-placed Wolves on Monday night.

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Kamara, 22, is a gifted ball-winning, deep-lying midfielder[/caption]