{"id":398060,"date":"2026-01-30T04:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/398060\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T04:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:01:16","slug":"after-senne-lammens-man-utd-are-now-looking-at-signing-another-youngster-in-the-belgian-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/398060\/","title":{"rendered":"After Senne Lammens, Man Utd are now looking at signing another youngster in the Belgian League"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manchester United\u2019s scouting department found Senne Lammens in the Belgian league last summer, and now another talent is being looked at.<\/p>\n<p>Despite arriving under the radar and not as an immediate starter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/senne-lammens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senne Lammens<\/a>\u2018 performances have been sublime all season long.<\/p>\n<p>From the goalkeeping department at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> being the most discussed position, now we rarely hear anything, which is a testament to the Belgian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/phil-jones-says-man-utd-player-has-been-absolutely-brilliant-and-nobody-is-speaking-about-him\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phil Jones has heaped praise on Lammens<\/a> recently for his role in the revival of the campaign, despite just keeping three clean sheets.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/different-class-mutv-pundits-rave-about-man-united-star-who-flew-under-the-radar-vs-arsenal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David May has labelled Lammens \u2018different class\u2019<\/a>. So from Ineos\u2019 point of view, given the unanimous success of this deal, going shopping in the Belgian Pro League again looks like a good call.<\/p>\n<p>          Is Senne Lammens actually Manchester United\u2019s best signing of the season? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Senne Lammens is flying under the radar for all the right reasons at Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Senne-Lammens-DP-819x1024.png\" alt=\"MUTV pundit David May praising Senne Lammens vs Arsenal\" class=\"wp-image-325768\" \/>Credit: Getty Images.     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Manchester United scouts watching Aleksander Stankovic<\/p>\n<p>Lammens was undoubtedly the standout goalkeeper in Belgium when United signed him, and in terms of midfielders, Aleksander Stankovic is the clear top dog.<\/p>\n<p>Currently at Club Brugge, Stankovic was man of the match as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/ineos-pick-to-become-next-man-utd-manager-is-now-in-danger-of-being-sacked-at-current-club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brugge knocked out Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s Marseille<\/a>, which is sure to have caught the attention of Europe\u2019s elite.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2246096478-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Aleksander Stankovic in action for Serbia.\" class=\"wp-image-326821\" \/>Photo by Kevin Hodgson\/MI News\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Now, speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hic7PgnM7vY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Fabrizio Romano\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>, Matteo Moretto has claimed that United scouts are watching the youngster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany English clubs have gone to watch him and scout him live \u2013 Tottenham, Manchester United, lots of teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Inter are continuing to follow Stankovic\u2019s development, and they\u2019re staying very calm. Why? Because they have the option to bring him back home either in summer 2026 (July 2026) by paying \u20ac23 million, or in July 2027 by paying \u20ac25 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo basically, in the end, it\u2019s all in Inter\u2019s hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It may seem in Inter\u2019s hands right now, but if United match or even better the offer, then Stankovic will have a decision to make.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old was sold by Inter just last summer and so he might not be in a hurry to return with the Premier League calling.<\/p>\n<p>          Imagine you are Jason Wilcox\u2026 what transfer business would you do before deadline day? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Go all out for a midfielder? Make a under the radar swoop? Let us know!<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2243595426-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Director of football Jason Wilcox in action during a first-team training session at the Carrington training complex in 2025 in Manchester, England.\" class=\"wp-image-305984\" \/>Photo by Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Manchester United should be aiming higher than Stankovic<\/p>\n<p>Stankovic is clearly a solid midfielder and very good at what he does, but if United are looking to sign a cheaper, high-potential, wonderkid option in midfield, along with the likes of Elliot Anderson, there are better options.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/greek-press-claim-man-utd-have-just-made-an-offer-to-sign-olympiacos-wonderkid-christos-mouzakitis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United have been linked with a move to sign Christos Mouzakitis<\/a>, with the Olympiacos midfielder arguably the most exciting in Europe right now.<\/p>\n<p>Mouzakitis also brings the promise of an attractive footballing brand, given he is exceptional on the ball.<\/p>\n<p>Another more exciting option would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ayyoub-bouaddi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ayyoub Bouaddi<\/a>, with United keen on the Lille star who promises to be a world class midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>So Stankovic is exciting, but United can and should do better.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United\u2019s scouting department found Senne Lammens in the Belgian league last summer, and now another talent is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":398061,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[149153,218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-398060","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-aleksander-stankovic","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}