messi football kit kids Jose Mourinho is in no rush to let Matteo Darmian leave Manchester United, despite the news Juventus are gearing up to make a concerted assault for the Italian full-back’s signature.

The Bianconeri have identified Darmian as their number-one target to replace Dani Alves once the Brazilian’s departure for Manchester City has been confirmed, but Goal understands that Mourinho is ready to fight to keep the 27-year-old at Old Trafford.

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Darmian has struggled to nail down a regular first-team spot during his two-year spell with United, but he won back a place as a left-back towards the end of the 2016-17 campaign and was one of the side’s stand-out players in the 2-0 Europa League final win over Ajax in May.

And that spell has helped to underline Darmian’s value to messi junior football shirts the United squad in Mourinho’s mind, with the Portuguese now keen to hold on to the Italy international defender. While the manager is likely to permit some defensive departures in the summer transfer window following the arrival from Benfica of Victor Lindelof, Darmian is currently not on Mourinho’s list of potential sales pieces.