Mourinho: Money Makes a Difference - Sky Sport
Jose Mourinho admits Manchester United are struggling to match the financial might of Europe's elite Jose Mourinho says Manchester United are finding it difficult to compete with teams such as Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain because they cannot match their spending power. PSG shattered the world transfer record last summer to sign Neymar from Barcelona for £198m and followed that up by agreeing a deal with Monaco for Kylian Mbappe worth £166m . Pep Guardiola has overhauled City's squad with 16 new signings since taking over in the summer of 2016, transforming them into one of the favourites for the Champions League alongside PSG in the process. Mourinho has received ample backing in the market from United since succeeding Louis van Gaal, spending £75m rising to £90m on Romelu Lukaku and £93.25m on Paul Pogba , but he feels a more drastic overhaul is required. "It is difficult [to compete] but it is possible," Mourinho, whose side face