Man Utd make contact with Barcelona over Marc Jurado, 16, transfer after being dubbed ‘leader of his generation’
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MANCHESTER UNITED have made contact with Barcelona over Marc Jurado, 16, transfer after being dubbed 'the leader of his generation'.
The youngster is part of Barca's famed La Masia and is considered to be one of the hottest starlets in Europe.
According to Spanish publication , United have sent a friendly e-mail to Barca asking after the 16-year-old.
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The Catalan Giants' production line has brought through some of the modern greats.
Andres Iniesta, Carles Puyol, Pep Guardiola and of course Lionel Messi are just a few of the notable alumni who became Nou Camp heroes.
Gerard Pique and Cesc Fabregas were whisked away to the Premier League when they were in their pomp and now it seems the Red Devils are looking to do the same with teenager Jurado.
The young centre-back has put an impressive display of performances recently and has been dubbed 'the leader of his generation'.
So it's no surprise that Barcelona are said to be keen on keeping hold of him - and are optimistic of striking a deal when it comes to a professional contract.
Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a long-term plan of rebooting the club based on youth, having signed Daniel James and Aaron Wan-Bissaka last summer - both age 22.
The Old Trafford manager is most notably plotting a £100million swoop for Dortmund starlet Jadon Sancho, 20.
And he recently admitted he is "ready to exploit"; the transfer market once the coronavirus crisis has ended - with £290million worth of targets being prioritised to strengthen his side, according to reports.
Speaking to Sky Sports, the 47-year-old Norwegian said: "Football is going to get back to normality at one point, and it's very important we're ready when that happens.
"We want to be the best at everything, and of course now is a chance to spend more time, you discuss players, discuss plans.
"We've evaluated what we need, of course with the coaching staff we've looked at games, evaluated games, discussing on video calls like this.
"Then, the market, who knows how the market is going to react to this? Who knows which clubs need to sell players?
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"There might be just a situation there where you can exploit, and I know that we at Man United we are one of the biggest, and the biggest, financially well-off.