Jose Mourinho says Alexis Sanchez deal to join Manchester United not done yet

But Mkhitaryan, also said to be involved in swap deal with Arsenal, left out of United's squad for Saturday's Premier League clash with Burnley

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 10: Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal during the Carabao Cup Semi-Final First Leg match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on January 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said the club are still trying to sign Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal but added that the deal, which British media report could involve Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving in the other direction, was not done at all.

As talks continue, the Armenian midfielder has been left out of United's squad for Saturday's Premier League clash with Burnley but Mourinho said at a news conference on Friday that he was unclear as to how close the two clubs were to closing the transfers.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - MAY 24: Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Manchester United and Jose Mourinho, Manager of Manchester United embrace after he is subbed during the UEFA Europa League Final between Ajax and Manchester United at Friends Arena on May 24, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden.  (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
Jose Mourinho, right, has left Henrikh Mkhitaryan out of the Manchester United team this weekend. Alex Grimm / Getty Images

"I think clearly everybody knows that we are there, and especially when the Arsenal manager speaks so clearly like he did there is no point in trying to hide or deny," Mourinho said in reference to Arsene Wenger's admission on Thursday that Sanchez might move to United within 48 hours.

"But it is not done at all, so in this moment Mkhitaryan our player, Sanchez an Arsenal player and with a match tomorrow I want to switch off and focus on the most important thing, which is the match."

Mourinho said he was not involved in the negotiations and, like everyone else, was waiting to be updated on their progress.

"Sometimes people think transfers involve a lot the managers in the negotiations, I think it depends on the profile of the club, the way we establish our jobs and in my case when it goes to the table of negotiations I like to be out, I am out and I will just calmly be waiting for news, no more than that," he said.

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The Portuguese manager added that he will inform the media on his view on Sanchez if they eventually sign the Chile international.

"I will speak with you if one day we sign him, I can speak with you about him and what he can bring to our team. He's an Arsenal player, he's not my player, there's no point in me speaking about something that may or may not happen."

Mourinho said that defender Daley Blind has been ruled out of the Burnley game with injury.