Rio Ferdinand has recommended Norwich City's talented young centre-back Ben Godfrey to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ahead of what promises to be a busy summer transfer window for Manchester United .
The 21-year-old has been one of the stand-out players this season at a Norwich side who have won promotion to the Premier League, and Ferdinand believes he could become a future star at Old Trafford.
Ferdinand mentors Godfrey in his New Era agency and clearly sees a huge amount of potential in the player, who has started 25 games in the Championship this season and scored four goals.
The transfer would be all the more likely to go through if Ferdinand becomes United's new director of football. It is thought he is currently on a shortlist for the job and is one of the favourites to eventually land the position.
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The now-BT Sport pundit made 312 appearances for United between 2002-2014 and his experience of success at the club is seen as a big factor in considering him for the role.
It remains to be seen whether Godfrey is ready to move on from Norwich, especially with the Canaries playing Premier League football next season, but not many players are able to resist a move to United.
Norwich are unlikely to be happy to let one of their star men go, but a big money move may be able to tempt them as they look to build their squad in preparation for Premier League football.
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United have been short at the back this season, with Phil Jones and Chris Smalling seemingly past their best and Marcos Rojo and Eric Bailly suffering recurring injuries.
Solskjaer has admitted centre back is the area of the team he is most concerned about, and United have been linked with a whole host of possible summer signings in the position, including Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham and Benfica's Ruben Dias.
