Manchester United Interested in River Plate’s 17 Year Old Wonder Kid

Post by Evan Yore

Manchester United have appreciated wonderful good results in latest instances in plucking younger expertise from across Europe and South America, bringing them to England, polishing them up as players and seeing them progress through the squad program at the club to make an impact in the 1st division staff. Not too long ago the likes of Federico Macheda and Brazilian twins Rafael and Fabio have all come by means of the ranks to make a genuine title for by themselves in the initial staff and now it looks that Sir Alex has set his sights on an additional of South America’s best younger soccer talents River Plate’s 17 12 months old superstar Daniel Villalva.

The younger Daniel Alberto Villalva Barrios was born in Caa Cati, Argentina and is 1 of the star adult males in the Argentinian below 17 squad, actively playing five times and scoring an extraordinary 3 ambitions in these video games. He manufactured his club debut earlier in 2009, turning out to be the youngest player at any time to play for the River Plate very first staff, and has played 7 occasions this time, notching 3 goals and catching the eye of several group scouts with his performances for both club and nation. Villalva stands only 5ft 7 inches tall, the young Villalva has previously drawn comparisons with Lionel Messi after starring for Argentina in the Below 17 Globe Cup and his club, River Plate have already slapped a £5m cost tag on his head. However with his stocky frame, he in fact resembles Carlos Tevez more in his bodily attributes.

United scouts had been first alerted to the youngster subsequent his extraordinary performances at the Under 17 Entire world Cup and it is believed that Sir Alex is checking his progress cautiously. Need to Sir Alex Ferguson choose to adhere to up on his original interest he will reportedly deal with levels of competition from Greek facet Panathinaikos, who have also been maintaining tabs on the player and who would possibly be able to provide him much better 1st crew opportunities than he would get at first at Manchester United.

A handful of days soon after this story 1st broke, it was rapidly noted that Genuine Madrid had also entered the chase to indicator the player as nicely as other “top rated European clubs” exhibiting an energetic curiosity.

Villalva, who turned 17 in July this year, was interviewed following the surfacing of the rumors linking him with a move away from Argentina and stated

“I am relaxed about my long run and I will not allow things go to my head about a move to Europe.

“I’m content to carry on taking part in at River Plate and want to assist them become champions.”

So even though Villalva may possibly effectively stay on the Manchester United radar for the time being, any offer for the player does not search to imminent just nevertheless.

Nonetheless a few much more eye catching performances for River Plate and Sir Alex Ferguson could properly be tempted to open the cheque guide to defeat other leading European sides for the signature of this talented younger striker. Either way it seems likely that Villalva has a future in a single of the leading soccer clubs.

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