Manchester United will hand a five-year deal to Sunderland starlet Logan Pye to see off interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal, according to reports.
The 16-year-old is turning heads after some impressive displays for the Black Cats' youth teams, and now the Red Devils want to secure his signature as they look to build for the future, the Sun claims.
Pye is seen as the next big thing at the Stadium of Light, although he has not yet been picked to play in the first team.
He is an England youth international having featured for the Under 16s - receiving his first call up at the age of just 14.
Pye has played 13 times for Sunderland's Under 18s this season, netting once and notching an assist.
The likes of Manchester City and Liverpool are also though to be looking at Pye, who turned 16 in October - making it easier for club to bring him in, and United are looking to steal a march on their rivals by swiftly offering him a contract.
The Red Devils are looking to assemble the next batch of youngsters that can be developed at Old Trafford and come through to the first team in years to come.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already showed he is not afraid to give chances to starlets, with forward Mason Greenwood coming through this season as well as left-back Brandon Williams.
And he showed his ambition to breed young talent by taking almost an entire team of youth to play in the Europa League against Astana in November. Promising stars such as Tahith Chong, Angel Gomes and Joe Garner all featured in a 2-1 defeat in Kazakhstan.
deueru
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how na is not possible
nopbdilnop
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Just wanna find out something,do the management really read our comments if so then I think the United board I got a big problem for not seeing wat is going on in the team.
Rieblnps
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Pls can we just stop all this rubbish about British players,, why can't Ole stop looking for English players why, why do he wants to kill our team with British players
Emmanuel204
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who?
Mesadipt
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This augurs well for the future. Ole is quietly developing the next golden generation. We must keep the faith with our talented young manager in the short term.
wimcdekyz
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clubs are preparing to better future while utd OGS, are preparing impossible future, ask Asene Wenger
temcilpsty
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Useless board
Vipacdknot
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only buying players from the academy
ozildaudi7
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United is going backwards with This management
After one month Pya signed for another club just to broke untied harts
nozcioptz
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United is going backwards with This management
cekeipr
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shame on you guys that called yourself Manchester United board, you guys will all die miserable life
LonzaBio
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time for some good and experience player rather youth player
cunenpstz
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we are tired of kids stories we needs hidh class players bhana!! by mrprof
kids wengi wako.hakuna experience
Liedeknt
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mu will be much interested to sign him bcus he's an English man, one day mu will turn to England national team, nonsense coach.
Viobemn
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arsenal don't need him
Fancekpsu
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you will end up surprised!
no mustafi please
NizzyNboy
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next match lineup
zumamnpr
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we are tired of kids stories we needs hidh class players bhana!! by mrprof
awa watatuua bana,kids kids,man u imekuwa nn aki,hey
Gatetepascal
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you will end up surprised!
ishti
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wantesa united mtatuua na pressure mrprof
translation plz
yuwdlmpuy
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we are forever united.
Viabelmrtz
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ManUtd is as clueless as a dehydrated man lost in a desert.
wantesa united mtatuua na pressure mrprof
Viabelmrtz
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we are tired of kids stories we need high class players bhana! mrprof
Viabelmrtz
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we are tired of kids stories we needs hidh class players bhana!! by mrprof
cetacptu
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Tired of unthinkable stories u can't anything with kids
ishti
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ManUtd is as clueless as a dehydrated man lost in a desert.