Leeds United are reportedly focused on signing Manchester United centre-back, Phil Jones.
That’s in accordance with a current report from Spanish outlet Marca, who declare the Whites, together with Fulham and Southampton, have United’s quantity 4 on their summer season shortlists.
Regardless of being with the 20-time league winners since 2011, Jones, 30, has endured a torrid few years.
Scuffling with accidents, the 30-year-old has featured in simply six Premier League video games because the finish of the 2018-19 marketing campaign.
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Though it’s secure to say that the previous England worldwide is now surplus to necessities at Previous Trafford, offloading him this summer season is not going to be simple. The previous Blackburn centre-back nonetheless has a strong 12 months left on his United contract, however what membership goes to be keen to danger paying for a participant who has spent extra time on the therapy desk, than he has the group coach?
Senior sources on the membership have instructed CaughtOffside that as issues stand, there are not any lively plans to promote Jones. Nevertheless, given his struggles with accidents and health, if a transfer have been to materialise in a while within the window, it’s more likely to be a season mortgage.
? As issues stand, there are not any plans in place for Phil Jones to go away #MUFC this summer season, CaughtOffside understands.
As per senior membership sources, issues could change later within the window, however in the intervening time, Jones will not be a participant on the membership’s ‘reduce listing’ ??????? pic.twitter.com/FOOxOarcAG
— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) June 3, 2022
