Kalvin Phillips has already made clear his view on Man Utd transfer switch from Leeds

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spent big in the summer on marquee signings with Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane all joining.

But the club opted against strengthening their options in the deeper midfield positions.

West Ham have stood their ground on wanting £100m-plus for Rice in transfer talks.

Chelsea have also been linked with a move for the West Ham star, who left Stamford Bridge as a teenager.