Man United Demand Shockingly High Transfer Fee For Phil Jones, Won't Listen To Offers Below Their Asking Price
Phil Jones is under contract with Manchester United until 2023, but two Premier League clubs are interested in signing the defender.
Manchester United will refuse to entertain offers below £15m for Phil Jones amid fierce interest from Premier League clubs, according to stunning reports.
Jones, 29, finally made his return for United in the Red Devils’ 1-0 defeat to Wolves at Old Trafford earlier this month.
Ralf Rangnick partnered Jones alongside Raphael Varane in his injury-hit defence, with Harry Maguire, Eric Bailly and Victor Lindelof all sidelined at the time.
The United defender, who returned from a long-term knee problem, played the full 90 minutes and received a spine-tingling reception from fans after the match.
Prior to the Wolves defeat, Jones had not featured for United since his side’s 6-0 drubbing of Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup in 2020.
The centre-back has been at United for over a decade and his current deal with the club will expire in 2023.
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According to The Daily Star, both Newcastle and Burnley are prepared to make a move for Jones if he decides to exit Old Trafford.
It is believed that the Red Devils are reluctant to sanction the sale of Jones, with United slapping a hefty £15m price tag on the former England international.
Jones could leave United in a bid to secure more regular first-team football after overcoming his injury nightmare.
Legendary former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson brought Jones to Old Trafford from Blackburn Rovers in a deal worth up to £17m in 2011.
Ex-England boss Sam Allardyce worked with Jones while he was managing Blackburn and praised him as “one of the top two young players I have ever worked with.”
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Big Sam admitted that the former Blackburn defender’s career at United had not “flourished as much as I would have wanted it to,” but he’s backing Jones to make a “strong comeback.”
The former Bolton and West Ham manager told Footy Accumulators: “His career hasn’t flourished as much as I would have wanted it to at Manchester United.
“But I hope that he’ll make a strong comeback if not at Man United then somewhere else because he deserves to.”
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