Manchester United should explore transfer for wonderkid who has the club in his blood

There have not been many occasions in recent years where Manchester United have parted with a transfer fee to sign a player from the English Football League.

With the exception of signing of Daniel James from Swansea City in June 2019 and Nick Powell from Crewe Alexandra in the same month back in 2012, United have preferred the Hollywood additions, opposed to scouring the lower reaches of the English football pyramid for that next hidden gem.

When you take into account just how many youngsters have made the leap from United's academy to the first-team fold in recent years, such as the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Elanga to name just a handful, the club's apparent reluctance to dive deeper for promising talent does come as a surprise.

The likes of Liverpool and West Ham United, for example, have tested the water with Championship talent in recent years and it has either paid off of already or it is certainly threatening to. Jarrod Bowen has adapted to Premier League life with ease at West Ham and is now in pursuit of his first England call-up, whilst Harvey Elliott, who swapped Fulham for Anfield at the age of just 16-years-old, is threatening to become a superstar, with only a recent serious ankle injury hampering his progress.

Although the challenge remains apparent, more and more players, slowly but surely, are beginning to find the jump from the Championship to the Premier League that little bit easier, highlighting how talented a division the Championship has become.

With that said, United, despite being well-stocked in attack, certainly in wide areas, ought to consider taking a leaf out of Liverpool's and West Ham's book and consider looking at talent within the Championship that are