Manchester United are reportedly firmly in the running for Borussia Dortmund attacker Youssoufa Moukoko.
There is currently widespread speculation surrounding the 18-year-old's future, as his current deal with BVB is due to expire at the end of June.
A host of the biggest clubs in world football have been linked with the forward, who has scored six times and registered six assists in 22 appearances at club level during the 2022-23 campaign.
According to CBS reporter Ben Jacobs, Man United have been tracking Moukoko "for quite some time".
"Manchester United are one of those. They've tracked him for quite some time. They haven't entered into any kind of advanced talks yet," Jacobs told GiveMeSport.
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"Liverpool and Spurs (Tottenham Hotspur) are ones to watch and don't rule out a move to La Liga and Barcelona either. Barcelona's position is very much that they're working on the player's side to try and persuade him not to sign a new contract in the hope they'll get him for free.
"As soon as transfer fees come into it, it wouldn't surprise me if they back off the race. So, lots of suitors here."
Man United are working to sign a new forward during the January transfer window, having terminated Cristiano Ronaldo's contract at the end of November.
Last month, there were claims that Moukoko was on the verge of signing a new deal at Dortmund, but the teenager's agent Patrick Williams confirmed that was not the case.
"I can confirm that we are not about to conclude a contract extension with Borussia Dortmund," Williams told Sky Deutschland.
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"I can also assure you that the numbers that are circulating are simply not correct and Youssoufa was never offered that much. But we are still in contact with Dortmund and will see what the next few days bring.
"A player like Youssoufa is interesting for every top club in the world. Especially when he is free and has a future in the German national team."
Since making his first-team debut for Dortmund in 2020, Moukoko has represented the German outfit on 59 occasions in all competitions, scoring 11 goals and contributing eight assists in the process.
The youngster was also included in the Germany squad for the 2022 World Cup, although he only played one minute at the competition against Japan in the team's first Group E fixture.
Moukoko has scored six goals and registered four assists in 14 Bundesliga appearances this season, while he provided one assist in six outings in the group stage of the Champions League.
Matt Law
