Initial reports on Wednesday suggested the centre-back was set to undergo a medical at Liverpool's Melwood training ground. However, Skysports.com sources later claimed that United had stolen a march on their rivals in a transfer race that could be concluded soon. It is understood United have offered Jones a five-year contract. The 19-year-old was supposed to travel to Denmark on Wednesday with the England Under-21s for this summer's European U21 Championship. Sky Bet have now stopped taking money on homegrown Jones after revealing that they saw a lot of money placed on the teenager on Wednesday morning. Before news of United's offer broke, football trader Sandro Di Michele said: "A flurry of early morning bets on Phil Jones saw us go from 3/1 into evens and then into 1/3. "With the weight of money and rumours coming from Merseyside that Jones is having a medical with the club today, we took the decision to suspend betting."
