Bradford City have reportedly tabled a £2million bid for Manchester United's former York City starlet Jonathan Greening.

After the Bantam's recently won their fight against relegation manager Paul Jewell is said to be looking towards youth for next season and England Under-21 star Greening tops his most wanted list.

Earlier this month, it seemed the Scarborough-born youngster, top scorer for United's reserves for a second year, was set to sign an extension to his current contract at Old Trafford after being placed on the transfer-list in January.

However, Greening has still to put pen to paper on a new deal despite making a return to first team action towards the end of last season.

If Jewell does land Greening for £2million, York City will collect 20 per cent of the sale ensuring the Bootham Crescent coffers would be swollen by £400,000.

However, by pledging his future to Old Trafford City can expect an even better return on the 21-year-old, who joined United from York in March 1998.

Under the terms of that deal, City were paid £350,000 initially and collect £100,000 for every five first team appearances up to 50 he makes for the Premiership champions.

That would net the Minstermen more than £1million, but so far Greening's United appearances over 25 months have netted City an extra £300,000.

Recently, Preston denied making a move for another ex-City man, Richard Cresswell, currently with Sheffield Wednesday.

Former City player Malcolm Crosby has earned a Euro 2000 call-up from England coach Kevin Keegan.

Crosby, who spent four years at Bootham Crescent in the 1980s, will join Nigel Spackman, Kenny Swain and Mick Pejic as Keegan prepares his squad for the European Championships in Belgium and Holland next month.

Crosby has extensive coaching experience, having worked with ex-City manager Denis Smith at Sunderland, Oxford and West Brom.

The former midfielder led Sunderland to the 1992 FA Cup final following Smith's dismissal at Roker Park.

Ex-City striker Gary Bull has been released on a free transfer by Scunthorpe United.

A portrait of life at the wrong end of the Football League alongside former York City boss Alan Little sees comic Terry Alderton go back to his footballing Roots tonight, in a Channel Five documentary My FC.

Alderton, a former reserve keeper for the Shrimpers and a lifelong fan, spends a week alongside Little, his players and the Roots Hall fans to find out what makes the club tick in the 40-minute long documentary, which kicks-off at 11.40pm.

dave.stanford@ycp.co.uk