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Manchester United will sign the British girl again with 1 million! New Left Gate will be reported next month, and the two youth training will be rented out next season

9:26pm, 30 May 2025【Football】

According to the British Daily Mail, Manchester United is expected to sign Southampton young defender Harley Emsden-James this summer, and the Red Devils are currently in the lead in the competition.

16-year-old Emsden has also attracted interest from Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham, but Manchester United now hopes that technical director Jason Wilcox's relationship with Southampton will help get the considered promising centre-back. Before Wilcox joined Manchester United, he was the sports director of Southampton.

British media said that Manchester United has held talks with Emsden and the negotiations are progressing smoothly, so he is likely to choose to join the Red Devils youth training system. Emsden has only played twice in the Premier League under 18 youth league for the "Saints" and has never been close to the first team, so he is just a future reserve.

Manchester United introduced Arsenal's Aiden Haven in January for £1.5 million, and he was awarded the main position by Ruben Amorin during the season, but his injury prevented him from further development. Manchester United also introduced Segu Cone and Chido Obi and other little monsters last year, which is an embodiment of the new boss Sir Jim Ratcliff's concept of exploring young talents.

Next month, Paraguay left-back Diego Leon, who was booked in advance by Manchester United, will also officially join. He is over 18 years old and has reached the lower age limit for international transfers. Leon's £3 million transfer was completed in January when he passed a physical examination and visited the Carrington training ground.

After Manchester United completed their medical examination, Leon returned to Paraguay to continue playing for Portno Hills Club and gained more first-team appearances. Pakistani media revealed that Leon is expected to travel to England the second week in June and adapt to Manchester's new environment before the pre-season training camp began in July. Manchester United is currently in the playoffs in Asia, and will start holidays after that, and pre-season preparations for the 2025/26 season will begin in early July. It is reported that although Leon turned 18 in April, he is already regarded as a "first team new player". Therefore, he will participate in the pre-season trip to the United States. Before flying to the United States, Amorin will lead the team to play a warm-up match in Sweden first.

Manchester United currently has four left-backs, Patrick Doorgu, Luke Shaw, Harry Amas and Tyrell Maracia. Among them, 25-year-old Dutch player Maracia was rented to Eindhoven in the second half of last season. The team won the championship but decided not to buy out. Tenhager's 15 million euros head signing when coaching could only return to the Red Devils in disgrace.

Before the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals, Manchester United also confirmed the free joining of 18-year-old striker Enzo Kana-Biyik.

However, this French young player with Cameroonian descent is not qualified to enter the first team. He will be rented out to Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Swiss team Lausanne to exercise in the new season. Recently, Enzo Canna Bjork was selected as the French U18 National Youth League.

British media claimed that Sekou Kone, who is currently following Manchester United in Asia, may also be rented out to Lausanne Sports, and the two may bring a loan fee of 1 million pounds.

19-year-old Cone is from Mali and joined the Red Devils youth training system last year. After Manchester United's match against ASEAN stars on Wednesday, Amorin praised Cone: "He will get more playing time in the next game (versus Hong Kong team in China), he has performed well. All the young players have tried their best, and that's the most important thing."

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