The Sun<\/a> claims the Italians are currently negotiating personal terms with the 22 years old.<\/p>\nIf he does join Napoli, it would be a major blow\u00a0 to Manchester United who are still in the hunt for a long term solution to their problematic left back, and that would force them to intensify their efforts to sign Tottenham’s Danny Rose.<\/p>\n
Jose Mourinho has had to use Ashley Young as a makeshift left back this season due to the continued absence of Luke Shaw and Marcos Rojo.<\/p>\n
The Portuguese manager has reportedly given up on Luke Shaw, and although the England international has found his way back into the United’s first team in recent weeks, the Portuguese manager is still not a fan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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