Manchester United target Joe Rodon as alternative signing to Kalidou Koulibaly
Kalidou Koulibaly is still on Manchester United’s shortlist but is an expensive option (Getty Images)
Rodon has made 46 appearances for Swansea since making his first-team debut in 2018.
The 22-year-old earned his first senior cap for Wales last year and reports last month claimed that Ryan Giggs had recommended the defender to United.
Rodon still has two years remaining on his current contract with Swansea and is valued at around £20 million.
Speaking in an interview with The Athletic last month, Giggs likened Rodon to his former United teammate Gary Pallister.
‘Joe has grown over the last year or so. He is quick. Sometimes you don?t appreciate it,’ said Giggs.
Manchester United legend and Wales boss Ryan Giggs is a huge fan of Joe Rodon (Getty Images)
‘It was the day after a game and we gave some players running drills, box to box. He was running with someone fast and went past them, effortlessly. I thought, ?oh, I hadn?t seen that’.
‘It made me think a little bit of Gary Pallister. You don?t think of him as quick but when he got going at his peak, he was.
‘When Pally got into the channels, no one out-ran him. So that suits the way I want to play.
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