Man United: Phil Jones scores incredible goal in training
Manchester United have slapped a price tag of £15million on Phil Jones, reports say. And members of the Red Devils’ coaching team have supposedly been left shocked by Jesse Lingard’s decline. The pair could both be on the move away from Old Trafford when the transfer window reopens this summer.
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He’s currently behind the likes of Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Axel Tuanzebe and Eric Bailly in Solskjaer’s pecking order.
Newcastle have previously been linked but whether Steve Bruce goes after Jones this summer is something only time will tell.
Meanwhile, the report adds that United’s coaching staff have been shocked by Lingard’s decline over the past year.
The England international started the club’s FA Cup win over Norwich at Carrow Road on Saturday but was unable to get on the scoresheet.
And he’s another who United are keen to offload as they target blockbuster deals for the likes of Jadon Sancho and Jack Grealish, of Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa respectively.
Solskjaer was asked about possible incomings before the win against Norwich.
And he said: "I think the pandemic has hit everyone really hard.
"I still think we need to wait and see how things are panning out to know the real effects of the pandemic, to know what kind of financial state we are in.
"You see some teams invest, some teams don't.
“We'll have to take a big look at things ourselves to see how hard we've been hit. I know the club has announced a few numbers before.
"It's not for me to say here now we are going to have X amount because I don't really know.
“I don't really know how hard we have been hit. We are a financially strong club, but we are also probably being hit more than anybody else.
"Let's see how quickly we can get our fans back into the stadium and of course the league position is going to be important for us this season. If we can get a trophy, the FA Cup or the Europa League.
"The Europa League will also qualify us for the Champions League, there's still a lot of uncertainty and these three or four months, every businessman in the world, every footballer in the world, I think everyone is still unsure what the effect will be."
Other players who may leave United this summer are Chris Smalling and Alexis Sanchez, who have both spent the season in Italy with Roma and Inter Milan.