Man Utd are pushing hard on academy transfers this summer and they are set to land a striker who scored 45 goals last season.
Manchester United are set to sign exciting young striker Blake Henry
Manchester United are in talks to sign 14-year-old striker Blake Henry after the youngster turned heads up and down the country by scoring 45 goals last season.
The England Under-15 international looks set to leave Derby County this summer and United are understood to be at the head of the queue to sign the forward, who has also attracted interest from Manchester City.
Henry played in the U18 Premier League this season, becoming one of the youngest players to feature in the competition, just a couple of months after he turned 14.
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He played 24 minutes across a couple of games in that competition for Derby, but plundered 45 goals in all competitions at all levels to mark himself as one of the hottest attacking prospects in the country.
Derby will be due compensation if Henry does complete a move to United, with that figure determined by his age, the length of time he spent at Derby’s academy, the academy category of the club signing him, as well as his development and training costs.
The first stage is for the two clubs to try to come to an agreement, otherwise it will go to a Professional Football Compensation Committee tribunal, which will determine the outcome.
United have run the rule over various youngsters at rival clubs’ academies this summer as they look to strengthen their own crop of young players.
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