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Everton manager Roberto Martinez wants to sign under-fire Manchester United star Tom Cleverley in a £15million deal this summer, writes Steve Bates in the Sunday People.

But Old Trafford boss David Moyes has ­reservations about ­selling the England midfielder to a rival – because he believes the 24-year-old star might THRIVE at the Toffees.

Cleverley has been used as a scapegoat for United’s implosion ­under Moyes this ­season and some fans even started an online ­petition to keep him out of Roy Hodgson’s England squad for the World Cup Finals in Brazil this summer.

But while there is a lot of negativity towards Cleverley from a section of the Old Trafford giants' fans, Moyes is wary of ditching the midfielder.

Although he has been earmarked by critics as a certainty to be dumped by United this summer, the instinct of Moyes and his management team is to keep faith with the player.

Cleverley had a successful loan spell under Martinez at Wigan in 2010-11 and it was his performances while at the DW Stadium that earned him a regular first team place at Old Trafford under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Martinez believes Cleverley would be a perfect fit for the side he is trying to create at Goodison and Moyes is well aware of Everton’s interest.

But the United boss is in no hurry to sell to a club who have moved past United in the League this season and could even claim a Champions League spot if Arsenal’s decline ­continues to the end of the campaign.

If Cleverley does go to Everton, Moyes runs a big risk of being ­embarrassed if the ­midfielder thrives under Martinez as he did the last time he played for the Spaniard.