According to The Sun, United have won the race to sign Blackburn Rovers England under-21 defender Phil Jones in a deal understood to be worth £16m. The 19 years old centre-back will undergo medical tests at United's training ground before signing a five-year contract.
United have already agreed a fee for the English central defender, a man dubbed by 
many as a future England captain. Wayne Rooney has given Jones' move the thumbs up, by tweeting: "He's one of the toughest defenders I played against last season".
Jones, who made his Premier League debut in March last year against Chelsea, played 28 times last season despite being hampered by injuries, and is part of England's European Under-21 Championship squad alongside Danny Welbeck, Chris Smalling and Tom Cleverly. ~all the best to our lads.!~
In other transfer news, The Daily Mail claims that United will complete the signing of Ashley Young within the next 48 hours. It is understood that England forward Young was on the verge of signing a five-year deal at Old Trafford after agreeing personal terms. Young that 
are likely to be double his wages to about £130,000 a week is set to complete the move to Old Trafford after returning from his honeymoon with his fiance Natalie Pike. The England winger will cost United around £20million, an amount that Villa can’t refuse to say no. Ashley Young who came as a substitute against Switzerland scored the equalizer and rescues a point for England during their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. According to Sir Alex Ferguson he is the perfect successor for Ryan Giggs and he can be the next star in this United squad.
Other English player that are top in Sir Alex transfer list is midfielder Jack Rodwell from Everton. Sir Alex has been long-term admirer of Jack Rodwell and wish to sign the 20 years old midfielder to strengthen our midfield for next season that have been left by retired Paul Scholes.
~ so now, what do you guys think about this players and please leave your comment about them or any other players that you think we should buy to strengthen our United squad ~
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