Nicky Butt believes can see Manchester United bringing James Garner back to Old Trafford after his impressive performances at Everton.<\/p>\n
Garner got here through the United academy and had loans at Watford and Nottingham Forest before leaving the club to hitch Everton for \u00a315million in 2022.<\/p>\n
The versatile midfielder has grown to develop into a significant figure in David Moyes\u2019s side this season, registering eight goal contributions to assist in giving the Toffees an outdoor shot of qualifying for Europe.<\/p>\n
Garner\u2019s impressive performances at club level also saw him rewarded with a primary England call-up last month, with the 25-year-old featuring in each matches against Uruguay and Japan.<\/p>\n
United have made improving their midfield a key priority in the summertime transfer window after confirmation that Casemiro will leave the club at the top of the season.<\/p>\n
And while Butt thinks a return this summer is unlikely, the previous Red Devils midfielder insists that he wouldn\u2019t be surprised if Garner ended up back at Old Trafford within the not-so-distant future.<\/p>\n
\u2018I don\u2019t see why he couldn\u2019t be back at United,\u2019 Butt told Paddy Power<\/a>. \u2018He\u2019s performing well, he\u2019s playing for a giant club with a giant expectation with their crowd.<\/p>\n Metro<\/strong>‘s weekly newsletter In The Mixer delivers punchy evaluation and breakdowns of the largest football stories on to your inbox.<\/p>\n Join here, it’s an open goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018Obviously they\u2019re not expected to go and win the Premier League but they\u2019re expected to win and so they\u2019ve got passionate support.<\/p>\n \u2018So he plays under pressure every week, he knows Man United and yeah, he\u2019s doing amazingly well now.<\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019s got to do it again next season, it\u2019s a bit soon to go and pay big money for him now, but I\u2019m confident he can go and do it.\u2019<\/p>\n Butt, who helped oversee Garner\u2019s development during his time answerable for United\u2019s academy, added: \u2018On the time Jimmy wasn\u2019t at the extent to burst into United and play usually. It wasn\u2019t working so quite rightly he moved on and kick-started his profession.<\/p>\n \u2018Jimmy is a bit just like the player I used to be. Not essentially the most talented but his drive and desire to get to the highest is up there with anybody I\u2019ve seen.\u2019<\/p>\n Garner\u2019s performances for England now see him in contention for a spot in Thomas Tuchel\u2019s 26-man World Cup squad, and Butt is confident that the Everton star can be with the Three Lions in North America this summer<\/p>\n \u2018Jimmy Garner has done himself an enormous, massive favour playing how he played,\u2019 he added. \u2018He\u2019s been phenomenal this season. He\u2019s got all of it, he can go through the lines, he can defend, he can tackle, he can sprint.<\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019s like a poorer man\u2019s version of Gerrard. Not pretty much as good as Gerrard, but he\u2019s in that mould, he can do all the pieces as a contemporary day midfielder.<\/p>\n \u2018He will certainly be going [to the World Cup] after that, he\u2019s got his ticket on the plane.\u2019<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Follow Metro Sport for the newest news on \n\t\t\t\tGet your football fix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n
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