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Man Utd transfer news: Luke Shaw REFUSING to join Everton - reason why revealed
LUKE SHAW is refusing to quit Manchester United to join Everton, according to transfer expert Ian McGarry.
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Shaw, 23, has made just 22 Premier League appearances for United over the past two seasons and has endured public criticism from Jose Mourinho.
Mourinho has accused Shaw of not being up for the job with Ashley Young instead being preferred at left-back.
Shaw has one year left on his contract and he is a target for new Everton boss Marco Silva.
However, McGarry, speaking on the Transfer Window podcast, says he is refusing to go as he wants to fight for his place at Old Trafford.
I want to prove to the manager that I can be in his team
"One of the core causes of this particular chain of problems (getting a left-back) is Luke Shaw's refusal to even consider Everton as a destination," McGarry said.
"Everton were very keen on Shaw, they thought they would get him at a knockdown price, compared to the money Manchester United paid for him four years ago.
"Shaw has said 'no, I will see out the remaining year on my contract and leave for free and battle for my place at Manchester United rather than move anywhere else'."
Shaw's decision to stay put has forced Everton into re-evaluating their transfer plans with Kieran Tierney now an option.
McGarry added: "This has forced Everton to go back to Tierney after originally him being their first choice and consider Celtic's asking price of £30m.
"I don't believe £30m is overpriced for Kieran Tierney. This is a guy with Champions League experience, a lot for left-backs being bandied around don't have that."
United made Shaw the most expensive teenager in world football in 2014 when they signed him for £30million.
But his stock has now nosedived and he is down the pecking order at Old Trafford.
Shaw this week vowed to fight it out for his spot and said: "There are opportunities for all the players, not just me. I look at it like that. The next five games are about fitness.
"I want to prove to the manager that I can be in his team. When everyone comes back, I still want to be the first name on the team-sheet. It's time for me to show him I can be in the team."