Birmingham City's 16-year-old midfielder Jude Bellingham is fast becoming the most sought after young player in England following an impressive debut campaign in the Championship.
Manchester United are just one of the clubs attracted to Bellingham, who has featured in 32 league games this season, scoring four and assisting two more for Pep Clotet's side.
Here, we take a look at the youngster's defining attributes, using WyScout to break down the key moments that have set Bellingham on a path to Old Trafford.
1) Arriving late in the box to score
In Birmingham's bonkers 5-4 defeat to Leeds United in December Bellingham scored his third goal for the club, exemplifying his Frank Lampard-esque ability to arrive late into the penalty area to score.
Harlee Dean released Maxime Colin down the right, who squared for Bellingham - appearing unseen just inside the box. The teenager took one touch to control and, ignoring the pressure, calmly stroked the ball into the corner of the net.
He scored a similar goal against Charlton earlier in the season, popping up in space just inside the D to stroke a first-time shot past the goalkeeper.
2) Marseille Turn to launch a counter-attack
During a 1-1 draw with Brentford, in which Bellingham - playing on the left wing - also hit the bar, Birmingham's no.22 instigated a counter-attack with an audacious piece of skill.
In the aftermath of a goalmouth scramble he took control of possession with a brilliant Marseille turn, taking Ethan Pinnock out of the game while opening up the pitch for a breakaway. His powerful runs through the middle would go down well at Old Trafford.
3) Strong tackling and pressing from the front
Another prominent feature of Bellingham's game is his tackling, most notably when he is leading the press from the front. He made a superb standing tackle against Barnsley in February, rushing to meet Clarke Oduor, stealing the ball, and then striding into the final third.
His slide tackle against Luton in October was even more impressive, making use of those long legs to pluck the ball away before rising to lay a simple pass out wide.
4) Dribbling down the flanks
Bellingham is just as comfortable out wide as he is through the middle, and there are numerous examples this season of the youngster dribbling to the byline like a traditional winger.
In that 5-4 against Leeds, he used brilliant close control to weave between two Leeds defenders that had stood him up on the right, but his low cross was cleared away.
An almost identical situation occurred against Fulham in November, only this time he slalomed between two players on the other side of the pitch. Finally, in a 1-0 victory over Barnsley he chased down a lost cause on the right, beat two men to the ball, and passed for Scott Hogan to score.
5) Technique and passing range
Although in general Bellingham's final ball needs to improve, Birmingham City have certainly seen flashes of high-quality passing from their academy graduate.
Against Luton in October, he dribbled to the left corner of the penalty box and, with three defenders waiting to block the cross, clipped a beautiful ball to the back post for Lukas Jutkiewicz, whose diving header ought to have gone in.
Bellingham's most noteworthy assist was against West Brom in December, a corner floated to the back post that Dean headed home.