Mourinho wants Sporting player who caught his eye for Real Madrid | OneFootball

José Mourinho has not yet been officially announced as the new Real Madrid coach, but in Spain details are already beginning to emerge about the requests the Portuguese manager has made to the board led by Florentino Pérez. Among the Setúbal-born coach’s wishes is a name well known to Sporting: Morten Hjulmand.

According to information reported by journalist Miguel Ángel Díaz of Spanish radio station COPE, Mourinho has identified the Sporting captain as one of the signings he wants for Real Madrid’s new project. The Danish international remains highly rated on the European market and is seen as a midfielder capable of fitting the competitive profile desired by the Portuguese coach.

It is worth remembering that José Mourinho spent much of this season taking digs at Hjulmand: "There is one untouchable Sporting player. He controls the game, commits whatever fouls he wants and once again gets away without a yellow card. In the first half, Sporting’s captain committed a foul exactly the same as [Gianluca] Prestianni’s. When it comes to him, there is clearly a double standard," he said to journalists.

Sporting are aware that the Danish international could leave Alvalade this summer, with Atlético Madrid also continuing to 'court' the player, but not only them, as the captain is also highly regarded in Italy and England.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Morten Hjulmand – valued at €45 million – made 44 appearances: 27 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, 10 in the Champions League, five in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup and one in the Super Cup.

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