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Manchester United dispatched scouts to watch a promising wonderkid in action
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Manchester United’s INEOS regime have just completed their first transfer window as the club look to undergo a rebuilding process following last season’s eighth-placed Premier League finish. The club bought in five new faces over the summer, spending almost £200million on Leny Yoro, Joshua Zirkzee, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte, all of whom will be expected to make a first-team impact this season. Another strand of this new transfer policy is to avoid the expensive misfires that have dogged the club in recent years, with an emphasis on securing the best young talent available. VIDEO Why Lee Carsley Might Fix England The latest young player reported to be on the Red Devils’ radar is 20-year-old Turkish defender Ali Sahin Yilmaz, with Milliyet claiming that the club dispatched scouts to watch him in action for Turkey’s under-20s side when they took on England on Friday. Yilmaz, who is on Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor’s books, is said to have impressed the Old Trafford delegates with his performance at centre-back in the 1-1 draw in Istanbul. The report adds that there is no indication as to whether or not Manchester United will make a move at this stage, but after a positive scouting report, he appears to be on the club’s watchlist. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. Yılmaz, who is valued at €50, 000 by Transfermarkt is yet to make his senior debut for Trabzonspor, but has been promoted to the first-team squad and was on their bench for the club’s last game, a goalless draw against Eyupspor. The player is contracted until 2027 after putting pen to paper on a new deal earlier this summer and in Four Four Two’s opinion, Manchester United are doing the right thing by casting their scouting net across Europe and monitoring players of Yilmaz’s potential. Manchester United to battle with Real Madrid for wonderkid: report Manchester United linked with Jamal Musiala following 'chats' bombshell: report Erik ten Hag could be aided by 'new-signing boost' as injured star closes in on return For more than a decade Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor, with stints at Mirror Football and Leeds Live among others. He is the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Arsenal star Martin Odegaard injury update issued ahead of North London derby How long does Jude Bellingham have at the elite level? New data shows it could be just TWO years New Chelsea stadium touted, with £500m Earl's Court proposal made Four Four Two is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site. ©
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