England international Jones, 24, has yet to make a first-team appearance under Jose Mourinho, with Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling and Daley Blind all seemingly preferred options at the back.
And Mark Hughes now appears keen to bring Jones to Stoke, with Potters assistant Mark Bowen confirming there was a level of interest for the defender who hasn't feature for United since January.
"I remember Sam Allardyce talking about him when he broke through and said he was the new Duncan Edwards," he told the Stoke Sentinel.
"He did well as a youngster, got the big move, but it hasn't worked out for him there. I don't know how close we are or how far down the line it's gone.
"He's played the majority of his career at centre half, but in his younger days he went into midfield as well.
"I don't know what's gone wrong, but he's gone from even a player Fergie [Sir Alex Ferguson] was talking about as being someone who could have been one of the greats.
"But we have a bit of reputation for bringing players like that into this set up and then thriving. Fingers crossed, something may happen."
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