Manchester United are among the sides leading the charge to sign Sporting Kansas City wonderkid Gianluca Busio.
Central midfielder Busio, 17, is one of the MLS's most exciting talents having played 22 times in the league last season, scoring three times.
He has played for the USA under 15 and 17 national teams, having been born in North Carolina, but is eligible to play for Italy through his Brescia-born father.
Most recently Busio has been playing in the U17 World Cup - where the United States were dumped out in the group stage, having finished below Japan, Senegal and Netherlands in their group.
But despite that disappointment, Busio's name is on the lips of a number of managers across some of Europe's biggest clubs.
While speaking at WyScout’s two-day scouting conference in Holland, Sporting Kansas' director of scouting in Europe, Edward Burleson, revealed how United and Inter Milan are among those queuing for Busio's signature.
“He’s a great talent. He is a player who can play safely in Europe,” Burleson told TuttoMercatoWeb.
“He has great technique, he is a smart player, a box to box and he works hard. For me, if it wants to be successful at high levels, it must change soon.
“If he wants to make a great career, he has to go to Europe soon. Then the technician will decide his future, and I honestly don’t think he will let him go because he is a great talent, a product of our youth sector and a player of which we are proud.
“Inter? Yes, I also know about Manchester United. These are things that came out. We also had an offer, even if not from Inter. But we didn’t let him go.
“I don’t know if and when it will happen, maybe in a year or between two. But what is certain is that the pressure on Busio is always greater, given the many clubs that are coming forward.”
