Luke Shaw sends strong transfer plea to Manchester United over Declan Rice and Harry Kane

Left-back Luke Shaw has urged Manchester United to try and complete the signings of West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice and Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane this summer.

Shaw is currently on international duty with Rice and Kane and they trained together at United's Carrington training base over the weekend ahead of tonight's European Championship qualifier against North Macedonia at Old Trafford. It will mark England's first game at the Theatre of Dreams since 2007.

United are looking to strengthen their squad this summer and manager Erik ten Hag has prioritised the signings of both a central-midfielder and a striker. The Dutchman is determined to bolster both areas of his team and help the Reds build on the progress they made this season.

Both Rice and Kane have been strongly linked with moves to United in recent months, with the latter understood to be Ten Hag's top target to strengthen the club's attacking output. However, ongoing uncertainty surrounding the takeover means that it remains unclear what United will be capable of achieving in the window.

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Nevertheless, Shaw, who teased his Instagram followers with a cryptic post of him alongside Kane and Rice at Carrington over the weekend, has admitted that he has been trying to sell United to his England teammates, outlining how much they would help improve the club.

"I am not going to lie," said Shaw. "I am speaking to them, telling them how good Manchester is because I know their qualities.

"I know they are world-class players and they would be a massive help to us but I can only say so much. It is up to the club and whatever they decide so we have to go from there.

"They have been here the last