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Reports: Man United in Talks to Sign 16-Year-Old AIK Striker Kevin Filling in January

The pursuit reflects INEOS’s youth-first recruitment under Jim Ratcliffe with a fee reported near €3 million.

Overview

  • Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg says Manchester United are in concrete negotiations to sign Kevin Filling, with a possible January move.
  • Reporting places the valuation around €3 million, and several Bundesliga clubs are also monitoring the teenager.
  • Filling, 16, has broken into AIK’s first team this year and scored two Allsvenskan goals, including on his debut.
  • English interest has previously been reported, with Tottenham making an enquiry in the summer and Newcastle and Leeds also linked.
  • No parties have confirmed a deal, and the player told Swedish media he is focused on AIK for now.