Overview

• Manchester United are in active negotiations to sign two 16-year-old midfielders, Seth Ridgeon from Fulham and Tyrese Noubissie from Manchester City.
• Head of academy recruitment Luke Fedorenko and academy director Nick Cox have led formal proposals and arranged guided visits to Old Trafford and Carrington.
• United have lodged a notably strong bid for Ridgeon, who captains England’s Under-17 side and has already featured for Fulham’s Under-21s.
• Tyrese Noubissie, capable of playing both No 6 and No 8, toured United’s facilities while weighing interest from RB Leipzig and Strasbourg.
• Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City remain in contention for Ridgeon as United await the players’ final decisions.