Man Utd join transfer hunt for £20m Joe Rodon after Giggs advises move for Swansea’s Welsh defender
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MANCHESTER UNITED have joined the transfer hunt for £20m Joe Rodon after Ryan Giggs recommended a move for Swansea’s Welsh defender.
The Red Devils are set to face competition from rivals Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola a long-standing admirer of the 22-year-old.
As reported by Giggs has urged his old club to sign the four-capped Wales ace - who he handed his international debut in August.
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The Old Trafford legend highly rates the centre-back who has been in scintillating form for the Swans, making 49 appearances in total.
And he recently returned to Steve Cooper's starting XI from an ankle injury before coronavirus put the Championship on standby.
Last summer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer followed pal Giggs' tip off to land £15m Swans winger Daniel James and it seems the Championship outfit are willing to do business again amid the coronavirus pandemic
United are desperate to land another centre-back, despite having splashed out £85million Harry Maguire from Leicester City last summer.
Phil Jones is expected to leave Old Trafford in the coming transfer window, while Chris Smalling could make his loan spell at Roma permanent.
Starlet Rodon would fit the bill for Solskjaer, who is looking to land an exciting crop of youngsters in the next transfer window.
But the Red Devils face stiff competition from neighbours City, who have been regularly keeping tabs on the Welsh ace.
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The 6 ft 4 defender has been likened to the Etihad's John Stones and Guardiola needs to recruit reinforcements at the back as soon as possible.
The club did not replace Vincent Kompany last summer, Aymeric Laporte has struggled with long-term injuries while Stones and Otamendi have often failed to impress, leaving Fernandinho to fill in in the back line.
Bournemouth, Everton, Leicester, Chelsea and Arsenal have all reportedly sent scouts to keep tabs on Rodon since he broke into the Welsh side 18 months ago.
