Manchester United are close to securing the signature of Feyenoord teenager Tahith Chong despite interest from Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City, according to Voetbal International.
The 16-year-old winger, who has already represented the Netherlands at the youth level, is considered a highly rated talent at Feyenoord, and has been tipped for greater things in the future.
His performances for Feyenoord’s youth teams have been closely observed by some of the top clubs, and the Dutch outfit tried to make him sign a professional contract just after his 16th birthday in December, but the youngster refused to sign it.
This alerted his admirers, and English giants such as Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea made a beeline for his signature, but it seems that race has been decided.
It has been claimed that Chong has decided to sign for Manchester United and is close to sealing his move to Old Trafford in the summer.
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Despite Feyenoord manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s intervention, the Dutch club are expected to lose the highly rated talent, and the Red Devils seem to be the ones who are set to welcome him to their club in a few months time.
Manchester United have been poaching young talents from Dutch clubs in recent years, with Andreas Pereira, an ex-PSV Eindhoven youth player, and Timothy Fosu-Mensah, a former Ajax youth defender, going on to making the cut at the senior level for the club in recent seasons.
