It may be that Barkley won't stay at Everton,but don't be so sure that he will go to Utd.
SAF is gone ,the days of almost guaranteed trophies are probably gone as well.
We are already seeing that players like Jones,Welbeck and Cleverly are simply not as good as the players that clubs like Chelsea,City and probably Spurs have bought.
Utd have to replace Ferdinand very quickly as well as Giggs. Who honestly believes that Evans,Smalling or Jones will adequately replace Ferdinand.
I think Rooney will be gone in twelve months,who will replace him ?
Barkley needs to be tied down to a long term contract immediately. Then it is up to RM to build his team and see how far he can bring us.