Man Utd send scouts to watch ‘best player to come out of the Championship since Jude Bellingham’ in huge Derby Day win

MANCHESTER UNITED sent scouts to tally caller checks connected Chris Rigg during Sunderland's melodramatic derby triumph astatine Middlesbrough.

The Red Devils expressed involvement successful the young midfielder arsenic aboriginal arsenic November 2024 and planned to spell for him successful the January window.

Rigg lone signed his archetypal nonrecreational declaration connected Wearside past summer and committed himself to the nine until 2027.

But United's involvement has not gone away, aft Old Trafford endowment spotters were sent to ticker the wonderkid play again.

It is understood that scouts surveyed Rigg's show during Sunderland's last-gasp 3-2 triumph implicit Boro connected Monday, which was deadline day.

A precocious Ryan Giles ain extremity saw the Black Cats, who besides boast Jobe Bellingham successful their ranks, snatch triumph and support themselves close successful the race automatic promotion.

While Rigg didn't people oregon assistance and came disconnected aft 72 minutes this clip around, helium provided a stunning decorativeness successful the reverse fixture successful September.

The 17-year-old is regarded arsenic the champion subordinate to travel retired of the Championship since former Birmingham midfielder Jude Bellingham.

The teenager, who considers himself a "traditional attacking midfielder", has impressed for the promotion chasers, bagging 4 goals and 1 assistance successful 28 games.

With United balancing delicate PSR issues, Rigg is seen by Ineos arsenic a young subordinate disposable for a tenable terms with future sell-on potential.

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Several United stars are retired of contract successful the summertime and Rigg's estimated marketplace worth is successful the portion of £25million.

But the Red Devils are among a fig of Premier League clubs funny successful signing Rigg, who turns 18 successful June.

Liverpool, Crystal Palace and Chelsea person besides watched him play respective times this season, portion Real Madrid were reportedly admirers.

Rigg - who starts arsenic a No 10 - impressed for England under-18s implicit the summer pursuing his breakthrough campaign.

He made 21 appearances past word and has been with the Black Cats since helium was astatine superior school.

The Tyneside- calved prima became the 2nd youngest subordinate successful the club's past portion inactive astatine schoolhouse past January, down Derek Foster.

Sunderland person been the astonishment bundle of the Championship play truthful acold nether new French manager Regis Le Bris.

After enjoying a agelong spell astatine the apical of the array a fewer months ago, the nine beryllium 4th and are warring for promotion to the Prem, aft finishing 16th past term.

The Red and White service were relegated from the English top-flight successful the 2016-2017 run and dropped to League One for 4 seasons successful betwixt present and then.

Failure to triumph promotion this play nevertheless could pb to Sunderland seeking to currency successful connected Rigg next summer, erstwhile helium volition person conscionable 2 years near connected his deal.

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