Manchester United take 17-year-old former Chelsea striker on trial

Manchester United have taken teenage forward Princewill Ehibhatiomhan on trial at youth level.

The 17-year-old is currently a free agent after turning down a new contract with his former club Reading and is actively seeking a new club.

Ehibhatiomhan featured for United's U17 side in a 2-1 win against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier Cup earlier this week. Ethan Williams and Manni Norkett grabbed the goals to give their side a win.

United will continue to keep an eye on the teenage forward in the weeks ahead, but it remains to be seen if the trial period will result in a aontract offer being made.

Ehibhatiomhan has already trained with three different clubs since his Reading contract expired at the end of last season. The forward trained with Chelsea over the summer and scored in pre-season friendlies against Leeds United and Coventry City.

The London club opted against offering him a deal, though, and he soon headed to Southampton where he found the back of the net again. The 17-year-old scored in competitive league matches for the U18s against Crystal Palace and Fulham.

Ehibhatiomhan scored six goals in 13 matches for Reading in the Under-18 Premier League last season and also netted his first goal for England's U17s in a 2-0 win over Romania last year.

Reading were unable to keep hold of him after the Premier League reassigned them from a category one academy to a category two academy, meaning they now compete in the Professional Development League.