{"id":548901,"date":"2020-04-08T13:14:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T17:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=548901"},"modified":"2020-04-08T13:14:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T17:14:09","slug":"report-manchester-united-eyeing-surprise-transfer-for-special-talent-joe-rodon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/08\/report-manchester-united-eyeing-surprise-transfer-for-special-talent-joe-rodon\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Manchester United Eyeing Surprise Transfer for \u2018Special Talent\u2019 Joe Rodon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> are eyeing up a surprise transfer for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/swansea-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swansea City<\/a>\u2019s \u2018special talent\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/joe-rodon\/profil\/spieler\/297212\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Rodon<\/a>, according to Paul Abbandonato of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/sport\/football\/special-talent-joe-rodon-welsh-18055641\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wales Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Eyeing Surprise Transfer for \u2018Special Talent\u2019 Joe Rodon<\/h2>\n<h3>Joe Rodon has been Playing Well for Swansea City<\/h3>\n<p>Joe Rodon is playing exceptionally well for Swansea City, especially for someone of his age.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old has minimal experience but broke into the starting XI at the beginning of last season. He has since become a vital part of their side, and a regular starter.<\/p>\n<p>Showing much promise, Rodon has also attracted interest from other <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League<\/a> giants such as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City, <\/a>and looks to be a star of the future with an incredible amount of potential.<\/p>\n<h3>United Looking for young players<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester United are looking for young players in their bid to rebuild the side.<\/p>\n<p>Aiming for success similar to what they managed during the reign of the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson, the Red Devils are considering moves for many promising youngsters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/dbf053da\/Jadon-Sancho?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jadon Sancho<\/a> is their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/jadon-sancho-transfer-manchester-united-18028109\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top transfer target<\/a>, with United needing a right-winger, while they also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/man-utd-transfer-news-bellingham-17959350\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">want<\/a> the highly sought-after <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/57d88cf9\/Jude-Bellingham?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jude Bellingham<\/a> from Birmingham City. Furthermore, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/7b9c2d84\/Eduardo-Camavinga?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eduardo Camavinga<\/a> has <a href=\"http:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2020\/03\/20\/eduardo-camavinga-manchester-uniteds-dream-midfield-signing-213315\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attracted their interest<\/a> playing in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/ligue-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ligue 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-8114011\/Manchester-United-Manchester-City-Barcelona-Real-Madrid-chase-Fenerbahce-wonderkid-Omer-Beyaz.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as has<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/omer-beyaz\/profil\/spieler\/588020\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Omer Beyaz<\/a> in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United are looking into many young prospects, but also have some of their own, with players like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/ayodeji-sotona\/profil\/spieler\/586599\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ayodeji Sotona<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/hannibal-mejbri\/profil\/spieler\/607224\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hannibal Mejbri<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/4e015693\/James-Garner?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Garner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.us\/ayodeji-sotona\/profil\/spieler\/586599\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teden Mengi<\/a> among the many promising youngsters rising through their academy.<\/p>\n<h3>Promising Future in Defense<\/h3>\n<p>United have a very promising future in their backline, especially in central defence.<\/p>\n<p>One of their most promising talents, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/04\/05\/why-teden-mengi-is-the-future-of-manchester-uniteds-defence\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teden Mengi<\/a>, is currently a prominent feature in the Red Devils\u2019 U18s and U23s and looks to have a bright future ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/2baec6ce\/Axel-Tuanzebe?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Axel Tuanzebe<\/a> is currently fighting for a place in the first-team having just recovered from injury.<\/p>\n<p>They have a very promising future at the back, and Rodon could further that by signing for the Manchester side.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"BeX-ngggQgtJBUmdEKv8Vw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1205677431\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'BeX-ngggQgtJBUmdEKv8Vw',sig:'II4n3s_viQA-df8zwVgTd4_1bBruyfSfemvK8oKidw4=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1205677431',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are eyeing up a surprise transfer for Swansea City\u2019s \u2018special talent\u2019 Joe Rodon, according to Paul Abbandonato of Wales Online. Manchester United Eyeing Surprise Transfer for \u2018Special Talent\u2019 Joe Rodon Joe Rodon has been Playing Well for Swansea City Joe Rodon is playing exceptionally well for Swansea City, especially for someone of his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3312,"featured_media":548930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,33,32,17,30,3,23,28],"tags":[3947,5169,197,5245,100,36,40,394,5190,136],"class_list":["post-548901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-championship","category-league-football","category-manchester-city","category-news","category-premier-league","category-swansea","category-transfers","tag-axel-tuanzebe","tag-ayodeji-sotona","tag-championship","tag-joe-rodon","tag-manchester-city","tag-manchester-united","tag-premier-league","tag-swansea-city","tag-teden-mengi","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3312"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}