Manchester United have agreed a lucrative first professional contract with 17-year old prospect Shola Shoretire, amid strong interest from Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus.
Regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe for his age, Shoretire will sign his deal this week, which is understood to underline just how much he is valued by United.
Though he only turned 17 on Tuesday, Shoretire has been playing for United’s U23s, has trained with the first ream and is widely tipped by the club’s coaches to break into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad this season despite the competition for places in his position.