Jose Mourinho remains tight-lipped on plans for Man Utd transfer raid

Jose Mourinho has refused to comment on speculation that Roma could launch a bid for Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot.

According to Calciomercato the Giallorossi are in the market for two players, with Mourinho informing club bosses he would like to sign a central midfielder and a full-back.

Dalot spent last season in Serie A, representing AC Milan on-loan, before returning to his parent club with an eye on breaking into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.

However, the 22-year-old remains firmly behind Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the Old Trafford pecking order and is yet to play a single minute in the Premier League.

Diogo Dalot played his first minutes of the season in last week's Champions League defeat to Young Boys ( Image:

Manchester United via Getty Imag)

Dalot will have chances to impress Solskjaer in the coming weeks, handed a start in the Carabao Cup clash against West Ham and likely to start their Champions League tie with Villarreal next week.

That's due to Wan-Bissaka's suspension after he was given a straight red card during the embarrassing defeat to Young Boys on matchday one.

But Dalot's lack of opportunities mean he remains continuously linked with a move away, with Roma the latest to hold a reported interest.

However, in his most recent press conference, Mourinho bluntly snubbed the opportunity to offer any updates on their January transfer plans.

"The transfer window is closed, you want to put me in the condition to talk, but I am not going to do it," he explained.

"I analyse situations, but I can't share all my thoughts with you. I do not enter these dynamics."

Jose Mourinho refused to comment on speculation

Mourinho was the Manchester United boss when Dalot arrived at Old Trafford back in the summer of 2018.

He swiftly earmarked his compatriot as one for the future, comparing him with Red Devils legend Gary Neville after just two Premier League starts.

"Everybody knows that he has fantastic potential," Mourinho said shortly before his dismissal in December 2018. "I don't want to compare, especially not the number of titles but he is probably the same age as Gary Neville when he came into the first team.

"Probably he can follow Neville in this dynamic of more than 10 years as United's right-back, with amazing conditions to improve, because as I was saying he's 19 years old."

He added: "It's important not to forget that, not to demand super consistency from him, because he is a kid.

"He's just arrived in the Premier League and arrived after four or five matches in the Portuguese league - no more than that."