MANCHESTER UNITED have been trumped by RB Leipzig to the signing of wonderkid Umaro Embalo.
The 16-year-old right winger has reportedly also been monitored by Real Madrid and Barcelona.
But the German league club have agreed a £10million move.
The teenager has yet to play for Benfica’s senior side, but has played five games in UEFA’s Youth League.
German newspaper Bild is reporting that the “general agreement has already been reached” and that the “paperwork for the contracts should be done today”.
Last week RB’s director of sport Ralf Rangnick jetted to Lisbon and Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira flew to Leipzig by private jet for more talks.
An up-front fee of £10m is expected to be shelled out, and there will be bonus payments to be made based on future performances.
Embalo has played for Benfica’s youth teams since 2015 and is the captain of Portugal’s Under-17 team.
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The teen star only arrived in Portugal in 2014 at a holiday camp arranged by Benfica for Guinean youngsters.
He impressed so much, he snared a spot at AD Oeiras, where he spent a season prior to being brought to Primeira Liga giants Benfica.
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Embalo is left-footed and primarily plays on the right wing, cutting inside and tormenting defences.
Meanwhile, according to Danish broadcaster TV3, RB Leipzig are also close to signing Mads Bidstrup, 16, from FC Copenhagen, a midfielder who Rangnick has previously expressed an interest in.
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