Jesse Lingard has been in regular contact with Chris Smalling and Ashley Young about what Italy is like as the midfielder is greatly tempted by a move to Serie A, per independent reports.
Sources say Lingard was even setting his mind on it before the crisis. Milan are one club said to be interested.
Like his manager and everyone else, mind, Lingard has since had a lot to time to think about the future.
That could now look a bit different, not least for the Manchester United first XI.