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Man United and Man City Join Race for 15-Year-Old Burkinabe Midfielder Mohamed Zongo

Clubs have opened early talks with Tenakourou Academy with no agreement in place.

Overview

  • Manchester United and Manchester City have approached Zongo's Tenakourou Academy for discussions, with Villarreal and Anderlecht also interested.
  • Reporting, primarily via Africa Foot and relayed by multiple outlets, describes the situation as an early scouting and negotiation phase rather than a formal bidding stage.
  • Zongo, 15, impressed at the U17 World Cup with two goals and three assists as Burkina Faso reached the quarter-finals.
  • Any move is framed as a long-term youth acquisition, with expectations he would enter an academy setup rather than a first team immediately.
  • Media profiles describe the versatile attacking midfielder as an “extremely gifted” talent, with comparisons to a “next‑gen Yaya Toure.”