Lille star Jonathan David appears to have given Manchester United the greenlight to make a move for him in the January transfer window.
David has impressed in Ligue 1 this season, scoring nine goals in just 12 games so far this term. He has been a regular goalscorer ever since he arrived in France, winning the Ligue 1 title in his first season at Les Dogues.
His impressive performances over the past three seasons have seen him linked with a move away from Stade Pierre-Mauroy. United were one of the sides reported to be interested in the Canadian over the summer window as Erik ten Hag looked to improve his options.
While such a deal failed to materialise, the Dutchman may return to the marked for an attacker in January. Having fallen out with Cristiano Ronaldo and with Anthony Martial suffering frequent injury issues, United do need a new striker.
And David has added fuel to the belief that he could make the move to Old Trafford by admitting he will look to leave Lille at some point in the future. He still has three years on his contract, but admitted that he wants to play for a "massive club".
"Yeah, you know for me, I was always watching European football on TV. So, for me that was always the goal. For me it was, I only wanted to go to Europe," David told Sky Sports News.
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"The next step is always growing, having more ambition, a bigger club I think. Every player wants to play for a massive club in their life. So I think if I had the chance to do it, I'll go for it for sure.
"I think they're two different leagues [the Premier League and La Liga]. But I think I can adapt to both for sure. And I think with the experience that I've had here in France, it will help me a lot if I need to adapt to some place else a lot faster. So yeah I think both leagues suit me."
David arrived in Lille from Gent in 2020 and feels that his experience of settling into a new league will help him if he does move on. He is also preparing to represent Canada at the World Cup in Qatar, in which he hopes the Maple Leafs can give a good account of themselves.
"Adjusting to the life was the easiest thing because I came from Gent which is 45 minutes away from here. So life hasn't changed for me at all, even easier because people speak French here," David added.
"For me, it's my first language so for me it's very easy. I think just adjusting to the league because Ligue 1 is a very physical league with a lot of athleticism from players, fast and strong everywhere. So I think that was the biggest difficulty for me when I came here.
"You don't want to go into a World Cup saying 'oh we've just qualified automatically'. You want to prove that you're a good footballing country, that you have good players and a good team. I think qualifying for this World Cup, we showed that. We can show that it's because we're good and we've proved it. There's different ways of looking at it."
