Manchester United are working on a deal to sign lease United midfielder kalvin Phillips.
United House prioritised a defensive midfielder and the Summer market after deciding against signing one last year and fill it has improved since Leeds were promoted to the premier League in 2020.
Although United are interested in Phillips England team-mate Declan rice and Jude Bellingham West Ham have publicly valued rise at an exorbitant £150m while borussia Dortmund want to keep Bellingham for one more year as they are resigned to losing Erling Holland this summer.
Price is developing into a box-to-box midfielder and Bellingham creativity is striking, Paris Phillips has excelled in a deeper role for Leeds and England.
The United coach elect Erik Ten Hag would have a veto any players United have already shortlisted at United are understood to be advancing on an intended due to sun films.
Philips is also aligned with interim United manager Ralf rangnick preference for targeting hungry players in seeking a progressive career move.
Ten Hag is set to inherit central midfielder Scott mctominay,Fred and Nemanja matic, with James Garner hopeful of securing a squad place next season after thriving on loan at Nottingham Forest.
United are mindful of how restricted they could be in the Summer market if they failed to qualify for the champions League, which would effectively scupper any ambitious move for rice and Bellingham. Philips in generating interest from Aston Villa and West Ham and United are confident of seeing off any competitors.
Philips is contracted to leave until 2024 and discussions over a renewal have become protracted. Although Phillips is a boyhood Leeds fan, United have attracted a number of leads players in several high-profile transfers.
Manchester United convinced Joe Jordan and Gordon McQueen to cross the divide in 1978,Eric Cantina giant United six months after helping Leeds win the English league title in 1992, Rio Ferdinand became United's record signing in 2002 and Yorkshire born Alan Smith, who had claimed he would never play for United signed for the club in 2004. Ring Arthur Graham also transferred from Leeds to United in 1983.
Leeds and Manchester United have also been in dialogue in the last three Summers about Daniel James, who eventually moved to Helen road on deadline day in August for £28m rising to £30m.
Philips return for May fourth month absence with a hamstring injury in the 1-1 draw with Southampton on Saturday but play 29 times in the premier League last season, making his international debut against Denmark on the eve of the campaign.
Philip started in all seven of England's European championship matches and is still considered essential by coach Gareth Southgate despite his recently off.
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