According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester United are considering a move for Colombian teenager Wilson Tilve after inviting the attacker for a trial.
What’s the story?
Man United are always in the market to boost their academy, and Angel Gomes is amongst those in the youth set-up currently pushing for a regular first-team position at Old Trafford.
Tilve – who is a 16-year-old number 10 – has recently been pictured at Man United’s training complex, where he is believed to have undergone a trial with the Red Devils.
According to the Manchester Evening News, the 20-time English champions have watched Tilve closely over the last week, and are now considering an approach for the highly-rated youngster.
That said, it is understood that a number of other clubs are also monitoring the development of Tilve, who plays his club football for Colombian side Club Atletico Colombia de Cartagena.
What is known about Tilve?
As expected, there is not a whole host of information available about the 16-year-old, but he is the first Colombian to be invited to train at Man United.
Tilve has been likened to his fellow countryman James Rodriguez by a number of sources, and that is sure to catch the imagination of the club’s supporters.
Football Whispers have described Tilve as ‘a highly technical creator, exhibiting superb passing, impressive dribbling and a mature appreciation of space in the final third’.
FIFA regulations would prevent Tilve from joining Man United before the age of 18 unless he holds a European passport, and it is currently unclear whether this is the case.
Man United have revamped their academy system under the club’s former midfielder Nicky Butt, and as mentioned, Gomes is amongst those pushing for a first-team spot.
The club’s supporters will remember a certain Freddy Adu previously trialing with Man United though, and it remains to be seen whether Tilve sufficiently impressed the Red Devils.
