England under-21 defender Phil Jones has completed a move to Manchester United from Blackburn Rovers, according to u21 manager Stuart Pearce. Pearce has both Jones and new Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson in his squad for the European Championships in Denmark:
Manchester United Sign Phil Jones From Blackburn Rovers
[Henderson and Jones] have got those deals all signed and sealed, they were back with us last night and back on the training pitch this morning. They are extremely talented players and I am not surprised they have had clubs chasing them.
They are back with us, they are quite happy. I have not spoken with them in any depth about what has gone on. We were happy for them to go and speak to the clubs and it is not really my business. What we know is they are back and focused on the Under-21s.
Jones is believed to have cost Sir Alex Ferguson around £16M thanks to a buyout clause in his contract, without which he probably would have gone for significantly more. Although the centre half only has one full season in the Premier League (and even that was somewhat curtailed by injury) and no full international caps to his name, he’s extremely highly regarded by teammates and managers - it sounds as though United got a very useful player for years to come with this move. Jones is believed to have signed a five-year contract.
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