Sign up forfor news on the biggest players and tournamentsManchester United technical director Darren Fletcher has confirmed that Declan Rice was asking about the club while away on international duty with England. Reports circulated that the midfielder quizzed Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw on what it was like to play for the Red Devils. United are in the market for a holding midfielder and see Rice as the ideal candidate. Those reports were stood up by United chief Darren Fletcher during a fans' forum on April 16 with the minutes of the meeting recently coming to light. Chelsea were chasing Rice last summer when Frank Lampard made it his mission to capture the club's former academy player.

Source: Express April 28, 2021 17:00 UTC