Manchester United eye Celtic youth player

Manchester United are eyeing a move for Celtic youngster Daniel Church after a string of impressive performances.

The 15-year-old has come through the Celtic academy and has been highly touted after a number of impressive performances in the youth teams and in school competitions.

Church was part of the Under-17 Celtic team that swept aside Rangers 4-0 in the Glasgow Cup final last week at Ibrox and is wanted down south according to ESPN.

Manchester United were also interested in 16-year-old Jack Aitchison until he signed a new three-year deal with the club.

He sprung into the spotlight after scoring at Paradise in the UEFA Youth Cup against Valencia back in February and will continue his development with the hoops for the foreseeable future.

Celtic have recently signed Saidy Janko from the Premier league side and acquired Tyler Blackett on a season-long loan.

Neither player has managed to regular play in the first-team, with Blackett’s last appearance coming against Molde in the Europa League, and Saidy Janko making his first since October, after suffering a serious knee injury.

With United looking to bolster their youth teams after the emergence of Marcus Rashford and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson from the academy, they could add Church to their ranks and develop another player for their first-team in the future.