Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony has claimed on Twitter that Leeds United wanted to sign Ricky-Jade Jones in the January transfer window, and has said that he would like the teenager to go to Liverpool eventually and not Manchester United.
According to a recent report in The Daily Mail, Premier League giants Liverpool and United are monitoring the 17-year-old, who plays mainly as a striker but can also operate in an attacking midfield role.
MacAnthony has raved about the teenager and has compared him to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy.