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Published 14:14 19 Feb 2018 GMT
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Michael Carrick is due to retire at the end of the season, and Kroos is viewed as the perfect replacement. Like the 36-year-old, Kroos is capable of occupying a deep-lying midfield role and boasts an impressive range of passing.
Delaney also writes that Julian Weigl of Borussia Dortmund is also being eyed by Mourinho, although his preference is to bring in Kroos.
This isn't the first time the player has been linked with a move to United. David Moyes was reportedly interested in signing him during his ill-fated 10-month spell as manager at Old Trafford. In an interview given to The Telegraph in 2016, Moyes claimed he had agreed a deal with Kroos and his agent. Unfortunately for him, Moyes was dismissed in April 2014. His successor, Louis van Gaal, pulled the plug on the deal.
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