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Manchester United are now reportedly leading Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona in the race to sign Kenneth Eichhorn, who has been compared to the legendary Toni Kroos.
The Red Devils are gearing up for another frantic year of recruitment, with Reuben Amorim‘s midfield seemingly taking the focus after INEOS already improved the manager’s frontline last summer.
On that front, names such as Elliot Anderson have already threatened to steal the headlines and there’s no doubt that he’d be an excellent signing. The Nottingham Forest star has recently taken Adam Wharton’s place in Thomas Tuchel’s best England side and is proving to be one of the few standouts in a season to forget at the City Ground.
Champions League qualification is of course the aim at Old Trafford this season, but the fact that United proved they can lure top talents to the club without it should be seen as a huge boost in pursuit of Anderson.
He’s not the only one on their reported shortlist, however. Brighton & Hove Albion’s Carlos Baleba is still on United’s radar after they failed to secure his signature in the summer.
The impressive defensive midfielder would solve a problem that Amorim has had since he arrived, with Manuel Ugarte failing to live up to expectations and Casemiro edging past his consistent best.
It is also worth noting that, as ever, those at Old Trafford also have an eye on future talent. The task for INEOS is not just to turn United around as soon as possible, but to then avoid another major collapse. And the pursuit of the next Kroos would go a long way towards doing just that.
Man Utd leading race to sign Kenneth Eichhorn
As reports relayed by Caught Offside, Man United are now in pole position to sign Eichhorn from Hertha Berlin ahead of PSG and Barcelona after sending scouts. The 16-year-old midfielder is one of the hottest prospects around and has even been dubbed the next Kroos thanks to his ability to dictate play from a deeper role.
The impressive teenager is yet to even turn 18, but is already playing an important role at Hertha, having started six of their 11 2.Bundesliga games so far this season. This early experience in itself has only highlighted the talent that the German club has on their hands.
It’s little surprise that Eichhorn has been the talk of Europe and scouts Jacek Kulig is one of many to have praised the midfielder – describing him as “technically sharp”, “intelligent on the ball” and “fearless”.
