Daniel James: Manchester United in talks for Swansea City winger
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Manchester United are talking to Swansea about Wales winger Daniel James, but a fee is yet to be agreed.
James, 21, has been targeted by a number of Premier League teams.
And United are hopeful of completing a deal for a player given his international debut in November by Old Trafford legend Ryan Giggs.
James came close to joining the Swans' Championship rivals Leeds United in January, but a potential deadline-day move fell through.
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is targeting younger players in particular this summer as he looks to improve on a sixth-placed finish last season.
Analysis - 'His prize asset is searing speed'
BBC Sport Wales football correspondent Rob Phillips:
Dan James' rise has been meteoric - almost as quick as his pace on the pitch.
After a quiet start to Swansea's season, James' form since the turn of the year has been breathtaking for club and country.
His prized asset is searing speed, best used when he cuts in from the flank.
James' length of field dash to score in the FA Cup fifth round tie with Brentford brought him national exposure and he proved a handful to Manchester City in the quarter final, too.
His spectacular strike to win Wales' opening Euro 2020 qualifier with Slovakia added to his burgeoning reputation and impressed manager Ryan Giggs, perhaps no better man to provide a reference to those in charge at Old Trafford.
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United are in the mess they currently are because they've become obsessed with signing household names.
A young winger with raw pace and skill who isn't a primadonna and has some hunger sounds a step in the right direction.
Liverpool have bought youngsters from Hull, Charlton, Newcastle, Southampton and its worked out okay for them.
United fans have had enough of the panic buying of supposed marquee players.
Other clubs will question this and laugh at "where we are" but recruitment is key in signing the right player with the right profile that has the potential to help move the club forward. This doesn't happen over night.
I get a lot of stick from Liverpool fans at the moment but I remember when they all thought the signing of Robertson was a waste!! Wonder what they think now??
Give the lad a chance.
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Utd need another big name signing like Falcao, DiMaria, Schweinsteiger...
Why would that be, then? Most of their recent 'big name signings' have been failures (by varying degrees!). Probably more sensible to go for keener, younger players who might have more of a vested interedt in putting a shift in for the club!
I thought that was what we all wanted to see in British football, but some people on here will criticise anything.