Manchester United are monitoring Royal Antwerp’s highly rated midfielder Arthur Vermeeren.
The teenager marked his 18th birthday this week by signing a new contract until 2026 and is being tipped by his club coach Mark van Bommel to make a big impact with the Belgium national side.
Vermeeren made his debut last August in the Europa Conference League against Lillestrom but had already made his mark playing for Belgium in the European Championships U17 tournament in Israel last May.
Scouts have followed him closely and he is continuing to develop quickly, earning rave reviews with his performances for Antwerp under the tutelage of former Holland, Barcelona and Bayern Munich midfielder van Bommel.
United have posted their interest while Newcastle United and other Premier League sides have also watched him.
However, Antwerp won't sell cheap with Vermeeren already valued around £20million. He has made just 12 appearances this season but his recent run of games and the maturity he has shown have earmarked him as a player of great promise.
The midfielder was born in Lier, in the Belgian province of Antwerp, in 2005, and started his youth career with Royal Antwerp in 2018.
Since 2021, he has made 10 appearances for the Belgium under-17s, and since making his professional club debut, he is now expected to revitalise a senior national side low on morale following their group stage exit at the World Cup in Qatar.
Royal Antwerp currently sit third in the Belgian Pro League, behind Union Saint-Gilloise and league leaders Genk.
Van Bommel's side travel to Genk on Sunday afternoon for a league clash, before Royal Antwerp host Eupen next weekend.
Juedikmnou
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Man United sees him as the next Paul scholes
keaadt
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Look United wanted to buy both those players Liverpool snatched but they not doing great so don’t worry let them have whoever they want as long as United keep doing great.
Razacdiln
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this is why I like sir Alex Ferguson, a very brave man he can't monitor a player and find out that he's good and another club snatches it from his nose 👃 no but current Man United club team and official are useless, they will monitor and another club will sign it from them is that not juju be that, but for this player Arthur vermeeren with this statistic he is not that good for united unless what is affecting his game is it the system of his manager I don't know but with what I read here and his statistics I'm not impressed at all
DesBabyJane
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15 matches no goal and no assist. Next player pls
Laydeknotz
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uguys man u s very sensitive when it goes to signing when dry monitor and see the player is not sweet there game they push on till another team will highjacked the player and start playing nonsense for them see Pepe for arsenal, Nunez and gapko see there life.
Laydeknotz
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story story
Fire16
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Una go monitor am another club go sign am 😂😂
jezabdnpyz
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This Is The First Time We Heard Of Arthur Vermeeren Linking Up With United And Also The Last. Thanks For The Rumour And Good Luck.
zodakoruy
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rubbish they monitor for other team to take. I hate transfer market of man u.coz you like fail everytime
MukisaGerald
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Manchester United should stop monitoring players for other teams to take them
Clevis
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I taught it was Arthur of Liverpool man united want to buy 🤣🤣