Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Cardiff striker Gabriele Biancheri. The 16-year-old completed a medical over the weekend and is poised to join the club as a scholar.
Biancheri has been attracting plenty of interest from other top sides and was understood to be on Chelsea's radar last summer, but it is United who have won the race to sign him.
The teenager made his debut for Cardiff's U18 side in the FA Youth Cup earlier this season and has already trained with the Welsh club's U21 side as well.
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Biancheri has seven goals in 12 games for his academy side this campaign, building on an incredible campaign last year, when he scored 17 goals and notched 10 assists for the U16s.
The Manchester Evening News understands that Biancheri has already agreed personal terms, while Cardiff and United have also agreed to the deal.
It is expected he will initially sign on the dotted line to become a scholar at Old Trafford before penning a long-term professional contract when he turns 17 in September.
Cardiff's former academy chief, David Hughes, joined United as a Professional Development Phase coach last summer, and will have been able to give detailed information about the teenage hopeful.
Biancheri has played for Wales at youth level and is also eligible to represent England and Italy internationally.
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