Manchester City have snatched Manchester United trialist Yeboah Amankwah from under the nose of their bitter rivals after the prodigy decided to join the Sky Blues as a scholar rather than sign a permanent deal at Old Trafford.
Simon Bajkowski and Samuel Luckhurst of The Manchester Evening News reported the 16-year-old, who featured for United's youth side in their 2016 Football for Freedom success, has opted to swap a chance of playing for Jose Mourinho in favour of joining Pep Guardiola's outfit.
City's scouting manager Joe Shield recently highlighted the talent as he shone in the red jersey of United:
Three months ago playing Sunday league now a @ManUtd U16 int prem cup champion @rioferdy5 #grassroots #southlondon pic.