The plot thickens surrounding the collapse of Tom Cleverley’s move from Everton to Manchester United.Old Trafford sources claim that Cleverley travelled to Merseyside after Everton had a £7.5million bid accepted but the club then made an unsuccessful attempt to knock United down to £5m.Cleverley was set to undergo a medical at Aston Villa after they agreed a £7m fee with United but his representatives pulled the plug on the deal when Everton made their move.Cleverley now faces the prospect of an unhappy few months at Old Trafford.
Breakdown: Tom Cleverley (left) was the subject of transfer deadline day interest from Villa and EvertonVilla had agreed a fee of £7m with Manchester United but the England international priced himself out of a move.Cleverley is believed to have asked for £60,000-a-week and Villa ended their interest on Monday when it became clear negotiations had reached an impasse.The 25-year-old also saw a proposed move to Everton collapse as he failed to link up with Roberto Martinez, who managed him during a loan spell at Wigan in 2010-11.Hull were interested but Steve Bruce instead made a late move for Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa.Cleverley had been made available by Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal and looks to have no future at United.
Time not up: Cleverley was set to end his time at Old Trafford with a host of clubs chasing his signature