Manchester United are close to finalising a deal for Barcelona defender Marc Jurado.
Right-back Jurado, 16, is understood to have rejected a professional contract at Barca and is expected to be named among United's academy intake for next season.
Sources in Spain say Jurado rejected a three-year contract offer from Barcelona and United will only have to pay Barcelona a small compensation fee for him.
United have already fought off competition from Arsenal and Tottenham to agree a £300,000 deal with Sunderland for striker Joe Hugill, also 16.
Former academy head Nicky Butt oversaw an aggressive recruitment drive following his appointment in February 2016. Tahith Chong, Charlie McCann, France youth international Aliou Traore, Spaniard Arnau Puigmal, Largie Ramazani, and Harvey Neville were some of the high-profile arrivals on Butt's watch.
Nick Cox replaced Butt, now the head of first-team development, last year and United agreed a €10million deal with Monaco for France youth midfielder Hannibal Mejbri in August. Spurs were keen on Mejbri and United also bought Dutchman Dillon Hoogewerf from Ajax in the summer.
The likely acquisition of Jurado will doubtless spark comparisons with Gerard Pique, who moved from Barcelona to United as a 17-year-old in 2004 - just after Jurado was born.
Pique played before he rejoined Barcelona in 2008 for £4m and went onto win seven La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues, as well as the World Cup and European Championship.
More recently, United signed Spaniards Puigmal and Mateo Mejia to their academy. Puigmal joined United from Espanyol in 2017 and Mateo Mejia left Real Zaragoza for United last year but sustained a knee injury on his Under-18 debut.
