Manchester United reportedly want James Maddison of Leicester City.
United signed England international Harry Maguire from Premier League rivals Leicester in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by The Sun to be worth £85 million.
Maddison is one of the best young attacking midfielders in the Premier League, and the 22-year-old could make a move to the Red Devils or another big club in the English top flight in the coming years.
According to talkSPORT, United and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in the Englishman, and Leicester manager Rodgers has suggested that the Foxes would be unable to stop the youngster from joining the Red Devils if they came calling.
Rodgers told The Scottish Sun about Maddison: “I’ve been fortunate that I’ve been at Liverpool where I understand the draw of that type of club. Liverpool and Manchester United are two of the biggest clubs by far.”
The former Celtic boss added: “So whenever a player gets an opportunity to go to a club like that, to experience that type of pressure, that expectation – and of course there’ll be a financial side to it as well.
“Let’s be real – that as a package in a short career is maybe something that is too hard to turn down. I understand it, I get it.”
Future Manchester United move?
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is giving chances to young players this season, and he also signed two very talented and promising youngsters in Daniel James and Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the summer transfer window.
If Maddison continues to progress and develop, then he could find himself being offered a contract by United.
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