Despite Karim Benzema beginning to find his feet for Madrid since the injury of Gonzalo Higuain, Mourinho is looking to further bolster his options in that department.
Real Madrid will have to do a lot of persuading to force Sir Alex Ferguson to part with his highly rated 22-year-old Mexican international, Manchester United having only signed the tricky forward just before the World Cup in the summer.
Other targets that have been touted around the media for a New Year move to the Spanish giants include Wolfsburg's Edin Dzeko and Athletic Bilbao's Fernando Llorente.
