According to the Daily Star, Manchester United have enquired about the availability of Leicester City star James Maddison as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to tackle revitalise the club’s chances at silverware.

In our minds, James Maddison is the kind of player Manchester United should be targeting this summer; young, home-grown, hungry and ambitious and incredibly talented. Indeed, the former Norwich City man became a key player at the King Power in 2018-19 after making the jump up from the Championship last summer, scoring seven goals and creating seven more in 36 appearances.

Frankly, it would seem that United are making promising leaps back towards the club’s core value of promoting young, following warnings from high profile signings like Alexis Sanchez, Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao, the kind of strategy Wayne Rooney championed to ESPN earlier this month.

So, with Maddison’s possible transfer in mind, we’re going to take a look at three potential knock-on effects of signing the Foxes’ star man.

United sell Pogba

The Frenchman shook the foundations of Old Trafford by recently announcing his intention to leave the club in search of new challenges. However, whether we’re any closer to seeing that happening remains to seen, obviously.

That being said, there’s absolutely no reason to believe that Maddison couldn’t be a natural heir. He’s young and exciting at 22-years-old and has produced seven goals and seven assists for Leicester City this season. His pass accuracy, though only marginally better, trumps Pogba’s (83.8% compared to 82.8%) and he converts on average more key passes per game than the Frenchman (2.8 compared to 1.6), as per WhoScored.

Statistics aside, by simply watching Maddison play you get the impression he’s going to become a special player. The way he so competently made the step up from the Championship to the Premier League, which is a huge gulf in class, suggests he has the mental strength to take another leap.

Out with the old, in with the new.

Manchester United go back to their roots

For a side who promoted the iconic class of '92 and built their success on a strong foundation of young exciting players, too few cases of young players bursting into the limelight have occurred.

James Maddison, though not a product of Manchester United, boasts all the characteristics of a player the club desperately need if they’re to rediscover their core values and principals; promoting youth and giving them an opportunity to perform on the big stage, that is.

And with Crystal Palace’s promising right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka reportedly close to a move and Daniel James already signed on - as well as academy graduates Tahith Chong, James Garner, Angel Gomes and Mason Greenwood in the waiting – Maddison would be the icing on the cake for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who seems to have the club heading in the right direction.

Bruno Fernandes deal falls through

Sporting Lisbon ace Fernandes is hotly tipped to join Manchester United this summer after an impressive season which saw him claimed 32 goals and 18 assists.

However, as time drags on and with negotiations seemingly hitting a stalemate - which the Telegraph suggests is because United are waiting to complete the Wan-Bissaka deal before committing to any others - there’s every chance that Ed Woodward may either miss the opportunity to sign the Portuguese star, with Spurs also interested, or opt only to purchase Maddison for the attacking midfield role.

Manchester United fans, do you agree with our predictions? Let us know in the comments below...