Agreement reached: Manchester United finally reach agreement to sign a striker who has outscored both Gyokeres and Sesko this season- Medical currently ongoing and announcement will be made tomorrow
Manchester United have ‘agreed’ a deal for their second summer signing.
It follows Man United bringing Wolves man Matheus Cunha through the door, is set to agree terms to the deal at Old Trafford, with a deal for Bryan Mbuemo expected to be edging closer and closer.
Ruben Amorim agreed two January deals for Ayden Heaven and Patrick Dorgu and is looking to repeat the same kind of transfer patterns in order to bring fresh and hungry talent to the club.
Manchester United agree deal for talent from Southampton
Southampton are preparing for a new era, with Lens coach Will Still arriving at St. Mary’s to try and take the Saints back up to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
But given their reputation for bringing through talent through a superb academy, the south coast outfit will be disappointed to be losing a star who could have featured for them this term.
According to AcademyScoop on X (formerly Twitter), Manchester United have agreed to sign Harley Emsden-James, with the Red Devils ‘proposal of a long-term project and eventual pathway’ is said to have been a key facet in the move.
Emsden-James, 16, is a product of the Saints academy and has ‘impressed scouts with his ball-playing abilities and athleticism’, according to Scoop’s breakdown posted on social media earlier today.
A whole host of Premier League clubs are said to have shown interest in the 16-year-old, who plays predominantly as a centre-back.
Seen as one of England’s ‘most talented players’, the defender made two appearances for Southampton’s U18 Premier League squad last season, coming off the bench against Crystal Palace at the beginning of the season and against Arsenal on the final day of the campaign.
Scoop, who is also known for breaking the news that Manchester United had signed Chido Obi from Arsenal last summer, says United will pay ‘a compensation fee to Southampton in the region of £1m, similar to what was paid for Obi last summer’.
He added, via SubStack: “Emsden-James will join Manchester United’s under-18s at the start of the season as a first-year scholar, where he’s expected to play the majority of his minutes during the 25/26 campaign.”
