Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United have earmarked Declan Rice as their principal midfield target in next year's summer transfer window.
The Manchester Evening News understands United figures have already discussed the potential framework for a deal to sign Rice, 22, from West Ham.
Rice is contracted to West Ham until 2024 but he is not expected to sign a new contract, making a move probable next summer as the Londoners would be under pressure to cash in.
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wanted a new midfielder in the recently closed summer window but accepted there was a high possibility the club would not sign one, as United had
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