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Man United to give Mourinho $290m summer transfer budget

Published May. 23, 2016 4:18 a.m. ET

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Jose Mourinho will be handed £200m ($290m) to restore Manchester United to their status of Premier League champions and has identified James Rodriguez, John Stones, Marquinhos and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as his key targets.

Premier League champions Leicester are planning a raid for Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and also want Southampton striker Shane Long.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is reviving his bid to sign Argentina whizz-kid Maxi Romero and is also eyeing a move for Southampton forward Sadio Mane.

Liverpool are ready to swoop for Hoffenheim's Germany U21 defender Niklas Sule.

Right-back Adrian Mariappa is facing showdown talks with Crystal Palace over his future at Selhurst Park.

Burnley could turn to Charlton keeper Nick Pope to provide cover for Tom Heaton next season.

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and other Old Trafford chiefs made the decision to sack Louis van Gaal a month ago.

Jose Mourinho will be given £200m to spend if he takes the Old Trafford hotseat.

Arsenal have entered talks with Bayern Munich over the signing of 29-year-old Morocco defender Medhi Benatia

Everton have met with Manuel Pellegrini as they step up their hunt for a new boss at Goodison Park.

Assistant manager Ryan Giggs will reject a job offer from Jose Mourinho and is ready to say goodbye to Manchester United after 29 years at the club.

Paris St Germain will beat Manchester United and Chelsea to the signing of Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain.

Meanwhile, United face competition from Barcelona for Paris St-Germain defender Marquinhos.

Aston Villa have met with former Everton and Manchester United David Moyes about a sensational return to English football.

West Ham have promised fans the Olympic Stadium will be ready for Europa League football.

Roberto Martinez is the man Derby County's players want as their next manager.

Bolton are ready to offer Peter Reid their vacant manager's role with Kevin Phillips as his assistant.

Uwe Rosler is wanted by League One Bradford by the club's new German owners.

Jose Mourinho was paid a staggering £4m by Manchester United not to take a job elsewhere while they decided the future of Louis van Gaal.

Mourinho will target Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Mario - who has been scouted by both Liverpool and Manchester City - as part of his Manchester United revolution.

A number of Manchester United's senior players have major reservations about the appointment of Mourinho as the club's next manager.

David Moyes has become the front runner to become the next manager of Aston Villa.

Romelu Lukaku says he has already decided which club he will join this summer with Chelsea emerging as favorites to re-sign him.

Everton have held talks with Manuel Pellegrini as they step up their search for a new manager.

Former Ipswich defender Chris Swailes became the oldest goalscorer in a Wembley final as the 45-year-old helped Morpeth beat Hereford to win the FA Vase.

Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, will join Manchester United this summer as assistant manager to Jose Mourinho.

Meanwhile, United will miss out on Benfica winger Nicolas Gaitan, 28, who will instead join Champions League finalists Atletico Madrid.

Everton will step up their search for a new manager this week with meetings planned with prospective candidates, including Sevilla coach Unai Emery.

Jose Mourinho is expected to make Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic one of his first signings as Manchester United manager.

Manchester City are expected to complete the signing of Ilkay Gundogan this week in a deal worth an initial £20m, despite injury ruling the Germany midfielder out of action until September.

Everton are due to hold talks this week with Sevilla coach Unai Emery as they look to replace Roberto Martinez.

David Moyes is in talks with Aston Villa and is considering a return to management in the Sky Bet Championship.

Michael Carrick has yet to discover whether he will be handed a new contract at Manchester United after making what could be his final appearance for the club in the FA Cup Final.

Jose Mourinho has identified André Gomes, João Mário, John Stones, Álvaro Morata, Mauro Icardi and Ezequiel Garay as summer targets as part of an anticipated minimum £150m Old Trafford spending spree.

Alan Pardew will turn his attention to restructuring Crystal Palace's squad and making a major signing after saying his team had demonstrated in the FA Cup final they are "a force to be reckoned with".

West Ham may need to borrow a ground for the Europa League qualifying stages with the Olympic Stadium curtain-raiser due to take place after they enter the competition.

Spanish midfielder Juan Mata will consider his future at Manchester United if Jose Mourinho is appointed as manager.

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku has said that he has made a decision about his future and could make a return to Chelsea.