Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed he wants to buy a midfielder this summer.
Mourinho still plans to bolster the middle of the park this summer given the impending retirement of United's captain, Michael Carrick.
"We need to sign a midfield player because we are going to lose Michael Carrick," the United boss said.
"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 some of you keep saying that we are going to buy that striker, that winger, that left winger, that right winger, I told you two months ago.
"You can accuse me of many, many things, but you cannot say that I lied to you. When I don't want to say things, I don't say (them). But I don't take you in other directions.
"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."