Man Utd finally closing in on new director of football with Lille’s Luis Campos – Mourinho’s choice – leading the race

MANCHESTER UNITED are closing in on appointing a new director of football – with Jose Mourinho target Luis  Campos  as  top  choice.

United chief Ed Woodward has spent 18 months hunting for the right man.

Luis Campos is in line to become Man Utd’s director of footballCredit: Getty – Contributor

And SunSport understands Portuguese transfer guru Campos, 55, could get the job.

Woodward felt that Campos’ appointment would give Mourinho too much power 18 months ago.

But now he favours Campos due to his amazing record at Monaco and present club Lille.

Campos discovered the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Fabinho, Bernardo Silva and Anthony Martial for Monaco.

He also took £72million Arsenal recruit Nicolas Pepe to Lille.

Woodward is desperate for United to shift their approach from splashing out huge sums on ready-made stars to developing young talent.

The United chief has seen big earners like Angel Di Maria, Radamel Falcao and Bastian Schweinsteiger flop at Old Trafford.

Campos, pictured with Jose Mourinho, has a great relationship with the former United bossCredit: AFP or licensors

And fans have been calling for the club to recruit a director of football for years.

Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saw his squad bolstered in the summer by the acquisitions of Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James.

But the general feeling is that those signings have to be just the beginning, if United are to successfully rebuild.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk