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Report: Manchester United in 'Pole Position' for James Maddison Summer Transfer

Manchester United are reportedly leading the race to sign Leicester City midfielder James Maddison this summer.

According to Jack Pitt-Brooke of the Independent, while the playmaker has attracted interest from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, currently it's the Old Trafford outfit who are in "pole position" to complete a possible £60 million deal.

United executive chairman Ed Woodward and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer "want more young British players at United next season," Pitt-Brooke noted. "They wanted Jadon Sancho, but the teenage winger is reluctant to move to Old Trafford.