Manchester United academy director Brian McClair insists Aston Villa midfielder Tom Cleverley could return to Old Trafford.
Despite being allowed to leave the club on loan this season by new boss Louis van Gaal, McClair has suggested Cleverley could resurrect his career at United.
"You don't know what's going to happen because he's only on loan at Villa," McClair told Manchester Evening News. "I think he's a good player.
"He came from Bradford when he was 12. At 16 we didn't offer him a scholarship. He stayed at school and he worked as hard he possibly could, while still at school and at the end of that two-year period, because he had developed more physically, he had a professional contract.
"He's gone on from that to represent his country and to play many games in the Premier League."
