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Published 14:27 14 Mar 2018 GMT
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Allardyce was in charge of Blackburn at the time and was so impressed by Jones, who had been a part of the club's youth set-up since 2002, that he promoted the defender to the first team.
Jones spent two seasons at Ewood Park before he moved to United for a fee believed to be in the region of £16.5 million.
Touted at the time as one of England's most promising defensive prospects, Jones was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson to learn from the likes of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand but his progress at Old Trafford has been hampered by injuries and long spells out of the team.
Jones has made 21 appearances for the Red Devils this season but is clearly behind the likes of Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling and Victor Lindelof in the pecking order and with more defensive reinforcements expected this summer, he could be best served to move on and look to revive his career elsewhere.
The 26-year-old's contract at United expires at the end of next season but current manager Jose Mourinho has the option to extend it automatically by a year.
Whether he chooses to offer Jones an improved deal or cashes in on him this summer remains to be seen and so too does Allardyce's future.
But one thing's for certain. Everton fans are not exactly thrilled by the stories linking Jones with a move to Goodison.
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Who the fuck at Everton thinks this fukin backwards fukin shit player is any good ??whoever that is get the fuck out of my club you idiot
— John ( keysey) (@keysey1878) March 14, 2018
that's good enough reason to sack him, Phil Jones is shite!
— David Brisco (@DBrisco72) March 14, 2018
Who the fuck builds a team around Phil Jones.
— Marc Walton (@MarcWal74507178) March 14, 2018
Phil Jones is clearly a Sam type of player but he isn’t good enough for Everton , we need to be looking beyond average !
— Joanna Mc (@mc_joannamarie) March 14, 2018
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