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Manchester United are monitoring Porto B’s teenage midfielder, Ussumane Djalo.
In response to The Daily Mail, the Guinean born midfielder has attracted the curiosity of quite a few English golf equipment.
The 19 12 months previous has impressed within the UEFA Youth League for the Portuguese giants and is knocking on the door of gaining a primary group call-up.
The Purple Devils, Brighton, Everton and Southampton have all taken discover of the Portugal Underneath 19 star’s progress and “have all had representatives noticed at Porto youth video games in the previous couple of months”.
The skilful teen has a launch clause of simply £8m nonetheless he could possibly be “prised away” for considerably lower than this quantity.
Described as a “a deep-lying midfielder, Djalo appears to be like to have a future at Porto, however the launch clause in his contract means he’s up for grabs for the extra financially highly effective English golf equipment”.
#SaintsFC are amongst a number of English golf equipment together with Manchester United and Brighton who’re monitoring Porto’s teenage midfielder Ussumane Djalo.
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— Simply Saints (@JustSaints_) January 8, 2024
The midfielder has performed seven occasions for Porto B this season however has particularly made his mark on the UEFA Youth League. (All stats in response to transfermarkt.com)
He has scored as soon as and notched two assists in solely 5 video games.
His purpose got here in a 4-1 win away to Shakhtar Donetsk.
Djalo was additionally a part of the Porto youth group that impressively dispatched Barcelona’s kids 4-0 away from residence.
The participant has additionally represented his nation at below 15, 17 and 19 stage often, so it appears solely a matter of time earlier than he will get his shot at below 21 soccer and possibly even the senior group if his speedy rise continues.
United are at all times searching for the most effective younger expertise round and this may be seen within the membership’s current buy of gamers like Alejandro Garnacho, Hannibal Mejbri and Willy Kambwala from different sides’ youth groups.