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da betobet： According to Sky Sports, Manchester United are closing in on a £15m deal to sign Swansea winger Dan James.
What’s the word, then?
Well, the Red Devils are close to agreeing terms with the Swans over a swoop for the Welshman, who only made his international debut this year under the guidance of former United legend Ryan Giggs -James managed to find the back of the net on the day as well.
The 21-year-old is about to see his maiden season in the Championship side’s first team come to a close, having spent the previous campaign playing in the Premier League 2 with the youth team.
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James came close to leaving the Liberty Stadium in January, and even travelled to Elland Road for a medical with United’s bitter rivals Leeds before Swansea pulled the plug on the deal at the last minute.
With five goals and ten assists to his name across all-competitions for Graham Potter’s side this term, James has been one of the standout stars in the Swansea team.
An encouraging shift in transfer plans for United
For so long, United have been obsessed with signing the big stars, the glitzy names, those who make the headlines week in, week out.
The likes of Paul Pogba, arguably one of the world’s most marketable footballers, have arrived at Old Trafford for huge fees and on astronomical wages, but it is these types of characters that are detrimental to the club right now; other players such as Memphis Depay, Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao have arrived due to their pedigree, but have been the wrong fit.
It has been years since United signed a little known player who would be willing to run through walls for the club and give his all, with too many egos playing for themselves being signed in recent windows that have created a toxic atmosphere around Old Trafford.
James would arrive with plenty to prove, and with bags of ability and potential in him, the move to sign a player for a minimal fee and presumably on a respectable contract could be a masterstroke by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ed Woodward.