Middlesbrough winger Adam
Johnson is in the sights of Manchester
United.
The Sunday Mirror says Old Trafford boss
Sir Alex Ferguson is well aware
reports suggesting much-coveted Johnson could be sold for £6million
in the next window are significantly above the player’s real value,
given his contract expires next June. Johnson, who has so far
spurned Boro contract offers, can leave this summer on a
Bosman.
But Johnson’s new club – Spurs, Everton, Fulham
and home-town club Sunderland
have all been monitoring him – would still have to pay some
compensation because he will be under 24.
The boyhood Old Trafford fan has been tracked by Fergie for well
over a year. He sees the left-sided midfielder, who can also play
on the right, as a possible long-term replacement for
Ryan Giggs.