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West Brom move in for Man Utd duo as Red Devils make contact with England number one

West Brom move in for Man Utd duo as Red Devils make contact with England number one

According to reports in The Mirror, West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis is interested in signing Manchester United defensive duo Chris Smalling and Phil Jones. The England pair have travelled to the US with the rest of the squad but their futures at Old Trafford remain uncertain despite both players still having two years left to run on their current deals.
 
The summer arrival of Victor Lindelof has seen competition for places at the heart of the defence intensify and with boss Jose Mourinho keen to link the Swedish international with Eric Bailly, the two Englishmen could be the unlucky losers in the Portuguese tactician’s summer shake-up.
 
The two clubs have an excellent relationship with the Baggies having already taken both Darren Fletcher and Jonny Evans in the past.
 
Meanwhile, it’s been reported by the BBC that United bosses have made contact with the representatives of England goalkeeper Joe Hart about a proposed summer move to Old Trafford. The 30-year-old is out of favour at Manchester City and the Red Devils are understood to have made initial enquiries as to the players availability should they lose current number one David De Gea to Real Madrid.