Manchester United are prepared to trade Jesse Lingard plus £45 million in cash in a bid to persuade Leicester to sell James Maddison.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is desperate to lure Leicester and England midfielder Maddison to Old Trafford as United look to begin the next stage of their re-building project.

And he's prepared to sacrifice England star Lingard with the Norwegian boss believing Maddison possess the hunger and talent to make him a perfect fit for United's future.

Lingard, 27, has failed to kick on at United and his poor form has seen him dumped by England boss Gareth Southgate this season.

The midfielder - valued at £40 million by United - hasn't been involved in any of England's last six matches since playing in the penalty shoot-out win against Switzerland in the uefa Nations League Finals in Portugal last summer.

Maddison, though, has been in red-hot form for Leicester – and has emerged as a major United target.

And although United accept it will be impossible to push Leicester to sell 23-year-old Maddison in the January window they are optimistic they can do a deal for the fiery Foxes playmaker in the summer.

United are prepared to almost TRIPLE Maddison's current £55,000-a-week wage and put the former Coventry star on a whopping £150,000-a-week salary.

To match that Leicester would have to rip up their wage structure and make Maddison their highest paid player above top earner Jamie Vardy on £140,000-a-week and goalkeeper Kaspar Schmeichel on £130,000-a-week.

But the deal could depend on whether United can make it into the top four this season with Maddison desperate to add to his experience and play Champions League football.

Leicester are currently second in the Premier League fourteen points ahead of fifth-place United.

And they look a better bet to secure Champions League football with Soslkjaer's men dogged by injury and inconsistency in the first half of the campaign.

That could tempt Maddison to say at the King Power Stadium for another year with Leicester, who bought him from Norwich in a £20 million deal 18 months ago, believed to be in negotiations with his advisors over a new deal.

But Rodgers knows it's unlikely Leicester will be able to hold on to the star indefinitely if Maddison continues to develop – especially after seeing fellow Foxes and England star Harry Maguire join United in an £80 million deal last summer.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-offer-jesse-lingard-21214642

I think it will be a good deal for Man U should Leicester agree to take it

45m plus Lingard? What an insult to Leicester.


ManU should make it 100m plus Lingard, because the only thing a team like Leicester will use Lingard as is nothing but Ballboy.

donstan18:
45m plus Lingard? What an insult to Leicester.


ManU should make it 100m plus Lingard, because the only thing a team like Leicester will use Lingard as is nothing but Ballboy.

donstan18:
45m plus Lingard? What an insult to Leicester.


ManU should make it 100m plus Lingard, because the only thing a team like Leicester will use Lingard as is nothing but Ballboy .

Lingard right now...

....And he's prepared to sacrifice England star Lingard

donstan18:
45m plus Lingard? What an insult to Leicester.


ManU should make it 100m plus Lingard, because the only thing a team like Leicester will use Lingard as is nothing but Ballboy.

Trade both Lingard and solskjaer and c how United will improve

Sharp sharp abeg

Add Shaw, De Gea and jones....and collect Wilfred Ndidi also

Wow!

Lingaard, one of Man Utd finest.

Maaaaddd ooooo

We have Greenwood and other good players..
Why this man wan waste money again..

the offer sef is funny. just ask how much is Madison, and forget about Lingard as a footballer.

Where is tom cleverly and josh mccharan abeg

This combo for which of Maddison's legs?

Lol. A whole Lingard with zero goals and assist in 2019. This is outrightly disrespectful

Madison good die. 100 million plus lingard

lingard has 0goals 0assist in 2019 also the mango tree in my area had 0goals 0assist in 2019

This is an insult to Madison... £45m?
They should add Fred and Matic.

donstan18:
45m plus Lingard? What an insult to Leicester.


ManU should make it 100m plus Lingard, because the only thing a team like Leicester will use Lingard as is nothing but Ballboy.

100 million to buy a one season wonder??! Is all well with you sir??!

If they have that kinda dough to spare, and uefa won't raise eyebrows, then they should enter Spain or Portugal... With just 60 million, they will come back with 2 very good midfield players.

What the hell is wrong with Ole?

Farming out one of our best youth prospects like that

This decision will come back to haunt us in years to come o. Lingard is a potential world beater, hence he must be kept at all costs.

They don't want to tell Lingard directly that he's useless hence this indirect insult

Unfounded rumor, who will collect that useless player. Leicester are not stupid na.

And James Maddison is worth just £45m actually

In other words, Lingard is just add on bonus in the deal

It's a promotion for him actually cus he gets to play against the greatest footballers in the world next season.

Old news.

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Lol.... Lingardinho ke

I prefer we give Barca Lingard and take De Jong for 50m

Leicester is second on the table. and you want Madison to leave for United? Stupid news.