West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paquetá has been linked with a move away from the club in recent months.

Manchester United have been linked with the player recently, but Dean Jones believes that the talk of a move to Manchester United is just a rumour.

Jones believes that there were legitimate links with Tottenham and Aston Villa in the past, and those moves could be much more feasible.

He told TEAMtalk: “The rumours about United and Paqueta don’t really make sense and I’m skeptical about why they would spend upwards of £60million on him any time soon.

“I do believe we are coming into a time when the player himself is starting to get itchy feet and wants a new club and a bigger contract, but he does not fit what I understand United to be looking for and – so far – I have not heard of this being a deal they are looking to aim for in January.

“He’s not really of the midfield profile they want at the moment, apart from already being in the Premier League.

“The links to Spurs and Villa were legitimate ones and...