Jorginho holds transfer talks with Manchester United

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London, Jan 29: Napoli midfielder Jorginho's agent has been in talks with English Premier Giants Manchester United and already meet the United representatives over a possible summer deal, according to reports.

The 26-year-old has been on the radar of a number of clubs including Premier League rivals Manchester City however as per reports, it is United who showed their noticeable interest in the player and now lead the race.

United are in the market for a midfielder after it appeared that their star player Marouane Fellaini is reluctant to sign a new deal and would leave the club next year whereas veteran Michael Carrick could also end his playing career after this season.

Both Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic have proved their worth to be a first-team regular at United, however, Herrera this season has been struggling gain rhythm. Apart from these two, the only youngster Scott Mctonimay is currently available in the rank.

Therefore to boost his midfield rank, Mourinho has reportedly targetted the Italian midfielder who is a visionary with excellent passing and interception skills and is reportedly looking at the Italian player as the new addition to the squad for a Summer joining.

United boss Jose Mourinho apparently is a big admirer of Jorginho and has been keeping an eye on his development. Jorginho's playing style has similar traits of midfielder Carrick and the player would easily feature in beside Nemanja Matic in Mourinho's system, allowing Paul Pogba the liberty to move further ahead.

Thus the Portuguese is reportedly looking to budge on the possibility to land the player in the Summer who has a contract at Naples till 2020.

Jorginho has been superb for the current Serie A leaders and already has played in 18 league games and scoring two goals while playing as a holding midfielder.

Apart from Jorginho, other midfield names like Dortmund youngster Julian Weigl and Lazio star Sergej Milinković-Savić have also been linked.