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Manchester United are set to pursue an interest in the latest teenage wonderkid to come out of Brazil.
During the Nike Cup which is organised and held by Manchester United, the talk of the spectators was of a fantastic forward from Brazil called Andrigo.
Oliveira de Araujo Andrigo to give him his full name is a 15 year old who is currently playing for Internacional, but has already taken part in a trial for Spanish giants Barcelona.
He has allegedly been invited back to the Camp Nou when he hits the youth signing age in Spain.
United plan to hijack this move, and offer the youngster a chance to link up with fellow Brazilians Anderson and the Da Silva twins, who were also signed following the Nike Cup.
Internacional are allegedly in the process of trying to tie the boy wonder down to a long term contract so as to ensure a massive fee when the player does inevitably move to Europe.
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In an attempt to uncover tomorrow’s talent today I will be looking up and down the country for youngsters who will soon be gracing our Premiership Grounds and Televisions at the weekend.
This week we take a trip to North, Liverpool’s Melwood training ground to be precise to take a look at the Reds teenage prodigy Conor Coady. After earning his first cap for England under 18’s against their Polish counterparts in November. Big things are expected for the Liverpool born defender/midfield linchpin.
Coady became the first ever English captain to lift the UEFA European under 17’s Championship in the summer of 2010. Liverpool’s Academy captain broke into John McMahons reserve side and duly helped them complete a domestic Senior Cup double in the 2009/10 season.
A talented centre half Coady has also been deployed successfully as a box to box midfielder. He possesses great leadership qualities despite his tender years and has already been touted as a future Reds captain.
Bio:
Name: Conor Coady
Born: 25th February 1993, Liverpool, England
Height: 1.85m (6 ft 1 in)
Position: Defender/Midfielder
Squad Number: 35
Previous Clubs:
Appearances: 0
Goals Scored: 0
National: England under 18
Appearances: 1
Goals Scored: 0
Current Ability: 3/5
Potential Ability: 4/5
Opinion:
A massive talent for the Reds is already showing signs that he is ready for competitive first team football. Is assured in possession and combative in the tackle. If he keeps up his current form for John McMahons reserve side will definitely be knocking on the Managers door for a first team outing sooner rather than later. Has the ability to play in a few positions which will obviously aid his development, it is just a question of where his manager see’s as his best position. Would be very surprised if he doesn’t make the breakthrough within the next season. The Reds have a real Gem of a player here.
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