Overview
- Clubs remain in direct talks after a late move collapsed at the transfer deadline when Leicester kept Page in the starting lineup and rejected United’s offer.
- The sticking points are the initial fee, the composition of add-ons and how payments would be staged, with Leicester understood to want a higher guaranteed sum than United offered.
- United are reported to be confident they can complete a deal and are exploring a pre-agreement that would see Page officially move now but stay at Leicester on loan for the season.
- Page is an 18-year-old England youth international who has made more than 20 senior appearances for Leicester and is said to favour a move to Manchester because of the pathway United outlined and family ties to the city.
- Arsenal and other clubs have been linked as potential rivals for Page, which raises the prospect that prolonged talks could trigger a competitive race when the next window opens.