Fulham have joined the race to sign Leeds United defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, according to the Daily Mail.
The newspaper claims that the 20-year-old is primed to leave Elland Road in January with Manchester United set to end his season-long loan move early.
It is understood that the Premier League giants have the option to terminate his deal with Leeds and are disappointed with his lack of game time.
The report details that Fulham have now enquired about the left-back’s serves, while Reading are also in the race for his signature.
Both teams are keen on taking him on loan for the rest of the campaign and Fulham want to sign him to allow left-sided flyer Ryan Sessegnon to move forward into a more attacking position.
Good move for Leeds?
Borthwick-Jackson clearly doesn’t feature in Thomas Christiansen’s first-team plans and his expected departure in January will make little difference to the squad.
The Whites have confirmed the signing of left-back Laurens De Bock from Club Brugge and he is now expected to cement a position in the starting XI.
Manchester United’s loanee has made just six appearances so far during his spell with Leeds and only one of them has come in the Championship.
Borthwick-Jackson was expected to make a big impact during his loan spell and has been unable to live up to the hype.
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Likely to happen?
De Bock’s signing all but sealed Borthwick-Jackson’s fate at Leeds and he is expected to return to Old Trafford this month before leaving again on loan.
The English full-back has been unable to force his way into the first team on a regular basis and had to make do with mainly cup appearances, but could get a fresh chance elsewhere in the Championship.
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