West Ham keeping tabs on the situation of Phil Jones
West Ham United are keeping tabs on the situation of Manchester United centre-back Phil Jones this summer, according to 90min.
The 2020/21 Europa League runners-up are willing to let the England international leave for free this summer in order to make room for new defensive additions.
Jones, 29, is surplus to requirements at Old Trafford, but has two years left on a contract that is worth well in excess of £100,000-a-week.
While West Ham and other suitors can land him for nothing, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side may still have to finance some of his wages for an exit to come to fruition.
A gamble worth it?
With 27 Three Lions caps to his name, the former Blackburn Rovers man used to be one of the most reliable centre-backs in the Premier League before becoming persona non grata at Man Utd.
Nevertheless, it appears West Ham are open to a deal, and the fact that he can be snapped up for free is appealing.
We could end up paying half of his wages for the next two years should a move work out, and while signing Jones does not really sound appealing, it could be a gamble worth taking.
He has not played a Premier League game for his side since January 2020, with his £100,000-a-week wages [The Sun] making a loan move difficult, but he would be looking to prove a point at his next club.
We currently have both Winston Reid and Angelo Ogbonna injured, with Craig Dawson and Issa Diop the only senior options manager David Moyes has at the back.
The Irons cannot start 2021-22 without landing a new centre-back, and one keen to show he can still play for England could be worth looking at.
Sir Alex Ferguson once claimed Jones can be Man Utd’s best-ever player [M.E.N], and while that is laughable now, he surely still has something in him worth taking a punt on.
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