Ruud van Nistelrooy 'to use Man Utd contacts' as Leicester plot offer for 'freakish' youngster who made first-team debut this season

Van Nistelrooy was let go by Manchester United last month after having spent just over four months at the club. The Dutch legend was signed on as Erik ten Hag's assistant coach but served his last few weeks as interim boss of the Red Devils after Ten Hag's sacking. With Ruben Amorim having been signed on as head coach, Van Nistelrooy parted ways with United as the Portuguese coach preferred to bring his own coaching team to Old Trafford from Sporting CP.

Van Nistelrooy has now been signed on as Leicester City boss after they parted ways with Steve Cooper. As per The Sun, the Dutchman now wants 'to use Manchester United contacts' to sign the Red Devils' highly-rated youngster Collyer on loan in January. As per the report, United are not ready to part ways with the 20-year-old but could be open to letting him go on loan to play under a manager he is familiar with.

Collyer made his first-team debut for Manchester United this season and former boss Ten Hag was highly impressed by the 20-year-old who posted 'freakish' running stats in training and was only bettered by Bruno Fernandes as per Steven Railston of Manchester Evening News.

After getting a 3-1 win in his first game as Leicester City boss, Van Nistelrooy will now be focused on continuing the form when they take on Brighton at King Power Stadium on Sunday, December 8.