Man United plot double teenager deal as Jason Wilcox 'holds talks' with League One club

Manchester United manager of shot Jason Wilcox has reportedly met with Leicester City amid the Red Devils' involvement successful teenage starlet Jeremy Monga.

The 16-year-old enjoyed a little sensation of Premier League shot with the Foxes during the 2024-25 season, becoming the second-youngest subordinate to ever diagnostic successful the contention astatine the time.

Monga has since made a fleeting interaction with the Foxes successful the 2025-26 campaign, scoring 1 extremity and providing 2 assists successful 27 Championship appearances, but helium volition beryllium playing League One shot adjacent twelvemonth arsenic things stand.

The 2009-born endowment would apt bask much regular starts successful the 3rd tier than helium would successful the Premier League oregon Championship, but Leicester are astatine hazard of having him poached by a Big Six club.

Last month, it was reported that Man United were readying a ceremonial attack for Monga, portion Arsenal person besides joined the contention for the Leicester academy graduate.

Man United main 'holds talks' with Leicester amid Jeremy Monga interest

However, Man Utd whitethorn person conscionable taken steps to bargain a march connected the Gunners, arsenic Roundtable claims that nine main Wilcox precocious met with officials from Leicester.

It is unclear whether Monga's aboriginal was a taxable of discussion, but Man United's academy director Stephen Torpey was supposedly besides contiguous astatine the meeting, suggesting that young players were brought up successful conversation.

Monga is expected to permission the King Power Stadium successful the summertime transportation window, but alongside Arsenal and Man United, Manchester City person besides made interaction to sermon a woody for the winger.

Last year, Monga agreed an academy assistance woody with Leicester, which volition crook into a nonrecreational declaration erstwhile helium turns 17 connected July 10.

Monga is apt to depart conscionable a substance of weeks aft that woody takes effect, though his presumption volition astatine slightest let Leicester to recoup a interest for the youngster.

Man United funny successful 2nd Leicester talent?

Monga is not the lone Leicester teen who could swap the King Power for Old Trafford this summer, arsenic Man United are supposedly besides admirers of midfielder Louis Page.

The 17-year-old has besides featured regularly for the Foxes archetypal squad this season, making 21 elder appearances crossed each competitions and starting 5 matches successful the Championship.

Page is comfy successful a fig six, fig 8 and fig 10 role, and the 2008-born fulcrum has won 3 caps for England astatine Under-19 level.