"The opportunity to play for Manchester United will be hard to turn down for him, and he will hope to complete the transfer in the summer. It remains to be seen whether Middlesbrough can secure promotion to the Premier League and convince their players to stay. Pete O'Rourke revealed on Football Insider: Middlesbrough won't want to lose Hackney. If they were to win promotion to the Premier League, then they would be quite hopeful that they could keep hold of the England Under-21 midfielder."
"If they don't win promotion to the Premier League, it's going to be a real hard battle to keep hold of him. You'll have Leeds, a lot of other Premier League clubs, (such as) Everton, like Hayden Hackney. There's even been talk that Manchester United could be interestedFulham are admirers of the player as well. Leeds United and Everton are also monitoring his situation."
Manchester United are monitoring 23-year-old Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney as a potential summer signing to add creativity, drive and depth to midfield. Interest from several Premier League clubs, including Leeds, Everton, Fulham and possibly Manchester United, increases the likelihood of a move if Middlesbrough fail to win promotion. Promotion would improve Middlesbrough's chances of retaining Hackney, while relegation or Championship status would make it difficult to keep him. Hackney is an England Under-21 international with significant potential who should develop further with coaching and experience, and a reasonably priced transfer could be good business.
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