The 18-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise at this season having only made his debut in October and the Red Devils will live to regret missing out on his signature.
Only rarely do we get the chance to see a player go from a relatively unknown prospect, even in his own native country, to one of the most sought-after talents in the game. But such has been the fairytale of Renato Sanches, Benfica’s 18-year-old midfielder, who kept scouts flocking to the Estadio da Luz for the duration of the campaign before completing a shock move to Bayern Munich.