Manchester United sent scout to watch Swansea star Alfie Mawson during last weekend’s 1-1 draw with West Brom
MANCHESTER UNITED sent a top scout to watch Swansea star Alfie Mawson during last weekend's 1-1 draw with West Brom.
Jose Mourinho wants to bolster his back-four this summer and has had rave reports about the young England star.
United have used a host of options in the heart of defence, but the likes of Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Victor Lindelof have failed to inspire confidence.
Even Eric Bailly has failed to reach his top form, while Marcos Rojo has been in-and-out of the team through injury.
Now Mourinho has turned to six-cap England Under-21 international Mawson - who has become one of the first names on the team-sheet at Swansea.
Mawson, 24, received his first senior Three Lions call-up for last month's friendlies with Holland and Italy.
Who is Alfie Mawson?
ALFIE MAWSON is a central defender, currently playing for Premier League side Swansea City.
The Swans star, 24, kicked off his senior career six years ago at then-League One side Brentford.
After loan spells at non-league sides Maidenhead United and Luton Town, as well as League Two outift Wycombe, Mawson finally left Griffin Park.
He signed for Barnsley in 2015 and quickly impressed as they gained promotion to the Championship.
Swansea immediately came knocking a season later where he has gone on to be a near-ever-present in the Premier League.
The six-cap England Under-21s star has gone from strength to strength and recently even earned his first senior international call-up.
Gareth Southgate brought the Swansea youngster into his squad for friendlies against Holland and Italy, although he failed to feature.
Mawson is now on the radar of Manchester United, who sent a scout to watch him against West Brom, as well as Tottenham.
Now he could be on the way out of the Liberty Stadium and off to Old Trafford after Mourinho sent a scout to cast an eye over the ex-Barnsley star.
Mawson did himself no damage with an assured, confident display in the 1-1 draw against West Brom, including one vital, last-ditch slide tackle on Matt Phillips.
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Tottenham recently expressed their interest in landing Mawson this summer and were said to be told it would set them back in excess of £40million.
However, that hasn't put off big-spending United, with the Special One realising he needs a special defender in order to really challenge for the Premier League title.
