{"id":291455,"date":"2023-09-06T09:35:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291455"},"modified":"2023-09-06T09:35:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:35:22","slug":"why-phil-jones-is-back-at-manchester-united-just-weeks-from-leaving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/why-phil-jones-is-back-at-manchester-united-just-weeks-from-leaving\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Phil Jones is back at Manchester United just weeks from leaving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Phil Jones returns to Manchester United to observe academy training sessions just weeks after leaving Old Trafford after 12 years at the club&#8230; with the defender still considering his future\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jones has returned to Manchester United to observe academy training sessions\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The defender ended his 12-year spell at the club when his contract expired\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Just weeks later, he is back at the Red Devils and working with the academy\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Manchester United defender Phil Jones has returned to the club this summer, following in the footsteps of Jonny Evans, with the pair back at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>However, unlike Evans, Jones is not contracted to the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p>He left Manchester United upon the expiry of his contract earlier this summer after 12 years at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Jones has since returned to the club, observing a number of academy sessions over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to Manchester United say that the former defender has no current plans to join the coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/09\/75111051-0-image-a-22_1693987796218.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Phil Jones has returned to Manchester United this summer to work with the academy<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/09\/75111045-0-image-a-23_1693987797759.jpg\" height=\"577\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0the former defender has no current plans to join the coaching staff<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/06\/09\/75111043-0-image-a-24_1693987799521.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jones is thought to be contemplating the next steps in his career after leaving the club<\/p>\n<p>Former players regularly engage with the academy at Old Trafford, giving a great opportunity to the young players to work with experienced ex-United players.<\/p>\n<p>Jones is thought to be contemplating the next steps in his career after leaving the club.<\/p>\n<p>He remains a free agent and could sign for a new club outside of the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen as to what the future holds for the former England international after 12 years at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after departing the side, he said:\u00a0&#8216;It&#8217;s been very difficult, the last couple of years. There&#8217;s no denying that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is no hiding away from that,&#8217; said Jones, who made 229 appearances for United and scored six goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My family have been absolutely instrumental in keeping me on the straight and narrow and keeping me focused, to try to get fit and try to play more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And, you know, I&#8217;ve missed playing football. I missed it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0He could return to the pitch<\/p>\n<p>Jones rejected a loan move to Bordeaux in January 2022 and was unable to force his way back into the United team before his contract expiry this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12486093\/Phil-Jones-Manchester-United-return-academy-coaching.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phil Jones returns to Manchester United to observe academy training sessions just weeks after leaving Old Trafford after 12 years <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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