The Red Devils are one the verge of completing the signing of the Arsenal star with Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving in the opposite direction.
Sanchez is set to be paid a whopping £500,000-a-week after tax and will become United’s highest paid player.
Mourinho bemoaned a lack of creativity in his side when Pogba was out injured and decided to chase the Gunners star this January as a result.
That’s according to the Manchester Evening News but they also claim Sanchez was not the first choice the Special One wanted at Old Trafford though.
Antoine Griezmann was the priority target for Mourinho but he was forced to give up as the France star has his heart set on a switch to Barcelona.