Real Madrid have been acting with a swiftness and ruthlessness on the transfer market like the club has never seen before, and Madridistas are thrilled to see how the highly pragmatic and efficient Jose Mourinho has transformed the way the club operates in such a short time.
President Florentino Perez has such respect for Mourinho and what he did in saving Real Madrid more than a decade ago that he has given Mou a level of power behind the scenes that not even Zinedine Zidane and Carlo Ancelotti were afforded after winning three Champions Leagues with Madrid, apiece.
Mourinho has totally overhauled the defense already, as Real Madrid have readily signed all the targets he wanted. Ibrahima Konate joined on a free from Liverpool. They then stole away Denzel Dumfries on the cheap from Serie A champions Inter Milan at the request of Mourinho. And the Marc Cucurella transfer from Chelsea broke Barcelona and Atletico Madrid hearts, all done thanks to Mourinho demanding him as the only left back option for his scheme.
Jose Mourinho wants another Manchester City star
The Portuguese manager still wants more for Real Madrid, and another center back to join Konate appears to be the next order of business. Although Mou wants another big Inter Milan star in Alessandro Bastoni and is a big fan of the affordable Borussia Dortmund young gun Nico Schlotterbeck, there is apparently another center back the former Chelsea manager is dreaming of more.
According to a report from Diario AS, via the Madrid Zone, the No. 1 dream prize for Jose Mourinho on the transfer market at the center back position is fellow Portuguese international and Manchester City star Ruben Dias.
The problem? Man City value the former Premier League Player of the Season highly, and as with Mourinho's other big target from the team, center back and left back hybrid Josko Gvardiol, the Citizens are making it clear that Dias is not for sale. Diario AS term a deal as nearly being impossible for Real Madrid to complete.
Nothing is impossible, though, when it comes to signing Portuguese internationals when Jose Mourinho and Jorge Mendes are on the case, and they did already bag Bernardo Silva on a free from Manchester City.
Ruben Dias is in the prime of his career at 29, and while Real Madrid made him look quite ordinary in the Champions League knockout stages this year, the Premier League star has generally been excellent at the back against Los Merengues in their warrior battles in the Champions League over the years. You can see why Mourinho would want a leader and character with Dias's quality and experience at the back.
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