MANCHESTER United are considering letting their midfield starlet James Garner leave the club on loan in order to give him more game time.
However, any move would only last until the end of the season.
James Garner has started three Europa League games for Man Utd this seasonCredit: Getty Images – Getty
It is understood that Garner, 18, is likely to leave before the 11pm transfer deadline on Friday.
The youngster recently recovered from injury for the U23’s, but hasn’t been a part of the first team since their 3-0 League Cup win over Colchester in December.
League One team Sunderland are among a host of clubs said to be interested and would be keen to land him as a possible replacement for in-demand Logan Pye.
Pye is expected to be the latest player to leave the Black Cats who have also lost the likes of Sam Greenwood, Morten Spencer and Luca Stephenson recently to Premier League teams.
Garner has featured six times for United’s first team this season, scoring seven goals in 10 appearances for the U23’s.
He made his United debut at Crystal Palace last season and started in three of their six Europa League group games this campaign.
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was full of praise for him following his impressive form in their 2-1 Europa League defeat at Astana in November, saying: ”Some of them are knocking on the door for us.
“You could see the way we dominated midfield; Jimmy [Garner] and Dylan [Levitt] playing together, it’s nice to see midfielders dominating the game”.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
