Collyer, 21, spoke to The Athletic about his long-term ambitions and the reasoning behind his decision to leave United on loan this season, having previously spent time at West Bromwich Albion before joining Hull.
The midfielder was candid about where he wants to end up.
"Everyone wants to play for Man United. That's my main goal, but if not, just be playing in the Premier League as an established player."
On the decision to go out on loan rather than stay at United this season, Collyer explained the logic clearly.
"I spoke to my agent and they spoke to the club. The main thing was just to try and get as many minutes as possible. I don't think this season would have been the season to stay around United, with us not being in Europe."
He pointed to what happened to other young players at the club who stayed behind as evidence that the call was correct.
"Look what happened with the likes of Kobbie — Mainoo — at the start of the season, even Ayden. No cups meant players had periods struggling for minutes. If I stayed, I could've had even less, would have had even less potentially. It was the right decision this season to come out on loan."
United's absence from European competition this season — before Michael Carrick's side secured Champions League qualification last weekend — meant the cup routes that typically generate minutes for academy players were also limited.
Hull, who finished sixth in the Championship, face the play-offs as one of the division's form sides in the final stretch of the season. Collyer's involvement in that campaign will be the final chapter of a loan spell designed to accelerate his development at the precise moment United's pathway for young midfielders became congested.
Whether he forces his way into Carrick's plans next season, with Champions League football now on the schedule, is the question he will spend the summer answering.