Manchester United ready to sell Luke Shaw for £20m in January

Despite paying over £30m three-and-a-half years ago it is understood United would be willing to accept as much as £10m less now

Manchester United are ready to let Luke Shaw leave in January (Manchester United)

Manchester United are ready to cut their losses on Luke Shaw and sell him in January, but could price many of his leading suitors out of the market by insisting on £20m for the left-back.

United signed Shaw from Southampton in 2014 for a then world-record fee for a defender, but after struggling to consistently prove his fitness and form at Old Trafford manager Jose Mourinho is ready to let him leave in the New Year.

Despite paying over £30m three-and-a-half years ago it is understood United would be willing to accept as much as £10m less now.

With Ashley Young clearly ahead of him in the left-back pecking order Shaw, who has been restricted to only 47 first-team minutes this season, would be open to a move away for regular football with the 2018 World Cup on the horizon having previously been reluctant to leave Old Trafford.

Tactical leaks have already begun emerging from United praising Shaw's fitness, something that interested clubs including Newcastle are known to have been concerned about.

Shaw himself has openly spoken about wanting to play under Mauricio Pochettino again but any move from Tottenham would surely be contingent on Danny Rose, himself linked with a January move, leaving the club.