Manchester United may have the sting in a three-way Premier League battle for one among Europe’s most promising younger gamers.
The Purple Devils have loved a busy switch window this summer season, bringing in Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui for a mixed £140million, whereas they’re closing in on a transfer for Paris Saint-Germain’s Manuel Ugarte earlier than Friday’s deadline.
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Erik ten Hag’s facet have now been named as one among three Premier League rivals vying for the signature of Rosenborg’s 17-year-old midfielder Sverre Halseth Nypan.
{The teenager} broke into Rosenborg’s first crew on the age of 15 in 2022 and has already clocked up 51 appearances for the membership, netting ten occasions and serving up 10 assists.
In line with TEAMtalk, Nypan, who has been dubbed ‘the following Martin Odergard’ is being tracked by Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea, with the trio all seeking to signal the teenager.
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Rosenborg’s Sverre Halseth Nypan in motion (Picture credit score: Paul Devlin/SNS Group by way of Getty Pictures)
The Purple Devils may have an ace up their sleeve nonetheless, as journalist Christopher Michel notes that the participant is a Manchester United fan, which may strengthen their hand in any negotiations for the participant.
Any transfer for Nypan would wish to attend till a minimum of the January switch window nonetheless, as post-Brexit guidelines imply that English groups can now not signal gamers earlier than they flip 18. An settlement in precept might be reached earlier than then, with Nypan turning 18 on the finish of December.
Nypan is valued at €9million by Transfermarkt and in FourFourTwo’s opinion, a transfer for the teenager may pay dividends, as it’s uncommon {that a} 17-year-old has that stage of first-team expertise, indicating that he one thing of a particular expertise.
