Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud van Nistelrooy has enjoyed a bright start to life with Leicester
Ruud van Nistelrooy is eyeing a move for a Manchester United star just weeks after leaving Old Trafford.
The Dutchman had four matches at the helm after replacing Erik ten Hag on an interim basis. He won three of those games but was not retained by new Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim.
Since then, Van Nistelrooy has been appointed by Premier League rivals Leicester after the Foxes sacked Steve Cooper. He has had a positive start to life at the King Power Stadium after beating West Ham 3-1 in his opening game.
And the former Red Devils hero is now aiming to add to the squad at his disposal and could turn to his ex-employers for a signing. According to The Sun, United youngster Toby Collyer is among Van Nistelrooy’s January targets and he is considering a loan bid for the 20-year-old midfielder.
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Club chiefs reportedly have no interest in selling the youngster but would be open to a loan move to continue his development. However, Leicester have work to do if they are to facilitate such a deal.
The Foxes have already reached the limit of two domestic players on loan - Facundo Buonanotte from Brighton and Crystal Palace’s Odsonne Edouard - so would have to cancel one of those deals. The Frenchman looks the most likely to return having not yet made a Premier League start for Leicester, while Buononatte has shone.
Van Nistelrooy has opened up on what business his side could do and revealed talks with chiefs took place even before he took the job. Speaking in a press conference, he said: “We had a conversation about that (transfers) in London before I signed. We spoke about that, the winter window, and also towards the summer.
Toby Collyer
Man Utd are open to loaning out Toby Collyer ( Image: Getty Images)
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“We also said that at the same time there’s no rush to do things. I agree with that. The squad is now getting opportunities to prove themselves over this month, which is a great month to work together and play together. There’s time after that to make a good assessment, when I’ve seen the players with my own eyes, and we can make decisions in January.”
Meanwhile, Van Nistelrooy also admitted that he was left ‘hurt’ by his Old Trafford exit. He added: "The moment I took over the interim job what I said was I'm here to help United and to stay to help United, and I meant it. So I was disappointed, very much so, and it hurt I had to leave.
"In the end I got my head round it because I also understand the new manager. I'm in football long enough and I've managed myself. I understand.
"I spoke to Ruben about it, fair enough to him, the conversation was grateful, man to man, person to person, manager to manager. That helped [me] a lot to move on and straightaway get into talks with new possibilities which of course lifted my spirits."
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