MANCHESTER UNITED have drawn up a four-man shortlist of midfielders they want to bring to the club.
As exclusively reported by SunSport, Aston Villa’s John McGinn is their top target.
The Scotland international, 27, is highly-rated by technical director Darren Fletcher.
Now The Telegraph claims United are considering a move for him after identifying four targets.
McGinn still has over two years left on his contract but they may be tempted to cash
in on him in the summer if he fails to agree to an extension.
United have a long-standing interest in the star and even considered a swoop for him last year before forking out £135m on Cristiano Ronaldo, Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho.
United are in the market for midfield reinforcements as doubts continue to surround the long-term futures of the likes of Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Donny van de Beek.
And they have a number of other players they could move to bring in.
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England ace Jude Bellingham is on United’s radar.
The teenager has shone in Germany with Borussia Dortmund since joining from Birmingham and he is another big favourite of the Red Devils.
Fellow Three Lions aces Kalvin Phillips and Declan Rice have also been highlighted as potential options to anchor the base of the midfield next season.
But McGinn is the man they want – with SunSport previously revealing United’s interest in the summer of 2019, with Sir Alex Ferguson a big fan of McGinn.
Villa would not have considered a bid of less than £50m back then — and would want even more now.
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