Daniel James Summer Transfer Odds

Daniel James could be on his way out of Old Trafford at the end of the current season, as there is an air of inevitability that Manchester United are set to go in pursuit of Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho again this summer, and with the Bundesliga outfit dropping their asking price to €85m rather than the £110m they were quoted last summer, a move looks more likely than ever.

James joined United from Swansea City in the summer of 2019 for £15m and has made 70 appearances for the Old Trafford club, scoring nine and assisting eight, but, the 23-year-old has played just 822 minutes in the Premier League this campaign and looks like an expendable member of the squad.

Leicester City are the favourites to sign James, as the 23-year-old Wales international would suit the Foxes system, due to them often playing a three of five at the back formation, with the likes of Marc Albrighton occasionally featuring on the right.

James has always shown a good attitude to defending and his current manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer branded him as the world’s best defensive winger back in November 2019. The 23-year-old would offer Leicester another option, as James has lightning pace, whilst club stalwart Mark Albrighton has just one year remaining on his contract.

The signature of James would be a good one, as he would provide a valuable option as a squad player and is superb in counter-attacking scenarios, as shown via one of his most recent goals against Real Sociedad in the Europa League, as well as his displays against Manchester City in the 2019/20 campaign.

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Aston Villa have also been rumoured to be looking at the signing of James from United, as Dean Smith’s side are looking to build on what is a much-improved season when compared to last campaigns.

Egyptian winger Trezeguet is set to be out injured for a substantial amount of time, as the 26-year-old Egyptian is set to undergo a knee operation following his injury at Anfield last month, which will likely see him miss the start of next season, leaving Smith’s side a man short on the wing unless they sign James.

Villa have shown that they do tend to replace those who are injured for sustained periods of time, as they bought the likes of Emiliano Martinez from Arsenal to replace Tom Heaton last summer.

James is priced at 12/1 to move to Villa Park from Old Trafford in the summer.

Inevitably, Leeds United are also rumoured to have an interest in James, having all but signed him in January 2019, where they even had pictures of the Welshman holding up a printed shirt for an announcement photo. But Swansea pulled out of the deal due to disagreements over the structure of a £10m deal at the last hour of that January transfer window.

James would suit Leeds’ system, due to his high energy and work rate, as Marcelo Bielsa tends to go for a man to man marking system across the pitch, which as mentioned earlier, due to the 23-year-old’s defensive and counter-attacking attributes, this would suit James’ play style, hence why he actually started in both games for United against the Elland Road club this season.

Leeds are priced at 16/1 to make the signing of James happen this summer.

The final club on this list of teams interested in James is Everton, as the Toffees are looking to increase their squad depth.

At present, Josh King has been used as the backup option for the likes of Richarlison on the left-wing, but, the Norwegian has been linked with a move to Celtic if former Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe makes the journey to Parkhead.

With Brazilian winger Bernard failing to impress since his move to Everton from Shakhtar in the summer of 2018, playing just 417 minutes in the Premier League this season, as well as the fact that James is naturally a left-winger, despite United often playing him on the right-hand side, a move for the 23-year-old would be a logical one to make.

James is priced at 20/1 to move to Everton in the summer transfer window.