Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is ready to go back to Real Madrid to boost his midfield next season.
The Daily Express says Mourinho is interested in both Toni Kroos and Luka Modric – both targets for the club in the past.
Mourinho will be left short in midfield this summer, with Marouane Fellani linked with an Old Trafford exit and Carrick expected to retire.
He said: “We need to sign a midfield player because we are going to lose Michael Carrick.
“Of course, we need balance in the team. I told you that one or two months ago when we were speaking about the market.
“When I told you a couple of months ago that we don’t want to sign any striker or any winger and, yes, we are looking, and we are going to try to sign a midfield player, I told you that two months ago.”
Modric, 32, has Premier League experience having joined Real from Tottenham in 2012.
Kroos, meanwhile, is a long-term target for United and he came close to joining the club in 2014.
