have already decided to take a closer look at James Garner during with the view to potentially including him in the first team.
The 21-year-old has spent the season on loan at Nottingham Forest and has impressed during his stint at the Championship club.
United are currently searching for a new manager to replace this summer, with Erik ten Hag and the two frontrunners for the position.
According to , United have ‘earmarked’ Garner as a player who could establish himself as part of the first-team next season and will wait until the new manager is in place before making a decision over the midfielder’s future.
Garner is highly regarded by many at United, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tipping the midfielder to become the club’s ‘next Michael Carrick’.
‘I believe he’s got the chance to have a great future,’ Solskjaer said in 2019.
‘He knows we believe in him, we’ve got great faith in him as the next Michael Carrick.
‘I know he’s young and I know it’s not fair on kids to compare to great players like Michael was, but he’s the same mould, he plays simple passes, plays through the lines.’
In a Q&A with fans last week, Bruno Fernandes named Garner as the academy player he is most looking forward to playing alongside at United.
Garner has also received praise from his teammates at Nottingham Forest, with Jack Colback claiming that the 21-year-old has the ability to become a Premier League player.
‘For me he’s got all the attributes needed,’ Colback told the
‘He’s very good on the ball, technically his passing range is excellent but he’s also got the other side of that, which is defensively I think he doesn’t get the credit, but he’s really good defensively, he covers a lot, gets a lot of tackles in and you need that.
‘Like any player you’ve got to keep your head down, keep working, never think that you’ve done enough, but Jimmy will have as good a chance as anyone.’
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