Gary Pallister reveals why Jose Mourinho gave up on Alvaro Morata and signed £75m man Romelu Lukaku

The former Red Devils defender is convinced the Old Trafford club has a much better player in Lukaku
Gary Pallister has revealed why he thinks Jose Mourinho “gave up on” Alvaro Morata and opted to sign Romelu Lukaku instead.

The Red Devils had been strongly linked with a move for the Spaniard after losing interest in number one target Antoine Griezmann.
Manchester United saw a bid for the striker rejected by Real Madrid before seemingly becoming frustrated and switching targets.

Mourinho then signed Lukaku in a £75million deal from under the nose of Chelsea, who in turn landed Morata.
Many assumed the lack of progress the transfer was making was the reason the Red Devils boss gave up on the Spaniard and signed Lukaku.




But Pallister believes there is more to it than that, suggesting Lukaku was actually the Portuguese manager’s first choice to begin with for one key reason.

When asked to pick between Lukaku, Morata and Alexandre Lacazette for who he thinks is the best striker, Pallister, speaking exclusively to 888sport said: “I’m going to say Lukaku because he is proven in the Premier League.
“The other guys come over to the Premier League and the pace and power is different but Lukaku has done it regularly for West Brom and Everton.
“He is a proven Premier League goal-scorer and I think that’s why Jose gave up on Morata.
“Lukaku is very bullish, brash and quick. He’ll mess defenders about.”

Source:www.mirror.co.uk