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title: "Mourinho phoned Zouma to convince him of United move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2018-08-09T07:36:10Z"
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# Mourinho phoned Zouma to convince him of United move

Jose Mourinho has reportedly personally spoken to Kurt Zouma over the phone to convince him into a move to Manchester United.

According to reports emerging out of [France, as cited on Get French Football News](https://twitter.com/GFFN/status/1027455873495572480), the former Chelsea manager is keen to bring the defender to United as he continues to search for a new centre-back.

Zouma is out of favour at Chelsea and looks set to leave on loan once again this summer.

![Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/844934566.jpg)

Everton had made their interest loan as they look to land the player on a temporary basis.

However, Chelsea are not interested in selling to a direct rival, as the Blues take a similar stance to how they approached United’s interest in Willian.

It was Mourinho who wanted to give Zouma a first-team place at Chelsea, with the young French defender impressing when given the chance before a long-term knee injury halted his development.