Man Utd have ‘serious interest’ in England wonderkid amid links to Premier League rival

Manchester United are ‘seriously interested’ successful signing England wonderkid Chris Rigg but look contention from a Premier League rival.

Since Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s number takeover of the Red Devils, the nine person focused much efforts into acquiring the champion up and coming talents.

Over the summer, they won the contention for Leny Yoro, 19, and poached scoring sensation Chido Obi-Martin, 16, from Arsenal’s academy.

Rigg has been connected their radar since the opening of 2023 erstwhile helium was conscionable 15, and their tendency to bargain the present 17-year-old has lone grown stronger, with different clubs circling.

The Times study chapeau some United and Crystal Palace have ‘serious interest’ successful the attacking midfielder who, contempt his tender age, is already a cardinal subordinate of Sunderland’s first-team.

United considered making a bid past summer but that was enactment connected clasp erstwhile Rigg penned a caller three-year declaration with his boyhood club.

The England U18 prima has 3 goals successful 14 Championship appearances truthful acold this season, helping the Black Cats to the apical of the table.

While United are not expected to marque immoderate large moves successful the January transportation window, a transportation for Rigg adjacent summertime is precise overmuch connected the cards.

That could alteration though if Sunderland brag Regis Le Bris tin person Rigg and chap wonderkid Jobe Bellingham – member of England and Real Madrid superstar Jude – to enactment astatine the Stadium of Light.

‘I americium definite different clubs are noticing the players we have, but it is amended that way, it means you are doing well,’ Le Bris precocious said.

‘They are precise young, and they are playing precise well. I deliberation it is important for them to beryllium present until the situation is not precocious capable for them.

‘Probably, erstwhile they consciousness that they request thing much to develop, that should beryllium the close infinitesimal to leave, but astatine the minute, for some players, I deliberation they are inactive successful the close portion for their vocation development.

‘They request to play, and they request to learn. They request to larn astir playing successful a corporate style, truthful for them, I deliberation the civilization we person present is inactive moving for them. I deliberation the graph of their learning is inactive going up astatine a bully level.’

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